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US 8,272,968 B2Granted
Electronic laser lighted pool game system
OwnerMichael Morrisinventor
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Abstract
A pool game system includes a pool table having a playing surface, rails and pockets, pool balls and at least one cue stick. A plurality of illuminating components are within the rails of the pool table. A plurality of contact sensors are each within the rails and pockets of the pool table. A computer within the pool table causes one illuminating component to flash when one contact sensor detects one pool ball propelled by the at least one cue stick, when in a first instance the pool ball bounces off a rail and when in a second instance the pool ball enters a pocket of the pool table.
Claims7
An electronic laser lighted pool game system comprising:
- a) a pool table having a playing surface, a plurality of rails and a plurality of pockets;
- b) a plurality of illuminating components placed within the plurality of rails;
- c) a plurality of contact sensors positioned within the plurality of rails and plurality of pockets
- d) a computer placed within an end of the pool table for controlling the plurality of illuminating components;
- e) a plurality of pool balls placed on the playing surface;
- and
- f) at least one cue stick for impacting and propelling the plurality of pool balls across the playing surface;
- wherein when the at least one cue stick propels one of the plurality of pool balls across the playing surface;
- wherein when the at least one cue stick propels one of the plurality of pool balls across the playing surface;
- the computer causes the plurality of illuminating components to flash in response to the plurality of contact sensors detecting:
- a) the plurality of pool balls impacting the plurality of rails;
- and
- b) the plurality of pool balls entering any one of the plurality of pockets.
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