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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| 8177650 | Billiard equipment storage structure A billiard equipment storage structure, mainly includes: a bearing bracket, including a receiving space with a hand pulling portion; and a foldable extension mechanism, including two movable frames opposite to each other. Each movable frame has a upper fixing plate,... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7722471 | Billiard game with chess indicia and method of play A game is played on a billiard type table using balls with indicia of chess pieces. A cue stick is used to strike the balls following rules of movement that vary with the indicia on the ball to be moved. Game rules control movement and pocketing of balls are represe... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7361083 | Multimedia system and method for remote monitoring or refereeing in dart machines A system and method which comprises a plurality of amusement machines (i.e., video games, flipper games, pinball machines, prize dispensing games, arcade games, electronic darts, kiddie rides, pool tables, golf games, basketball games, billiards, redemption games, s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7267060 | Stackable cargo bin A heavy-duty cargo bin unit configured for rugged use in hostile environments, such as in the oil drilling and production industry. The cargo bin unit is of a generally rectilinear construction, and preferably fabricated of heavy gauge steel. Supports or skids are p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7210233 | Cue stick tip-shaper assembly A cue tip shaper for shaping and reshaping a shapeable cue tip on a cue stick utilized for playing pool or billiards. The cue tip shaper comprises a planar base, and an arrangement of articulable guides for receiving and aligning a cue stick tip with a tip shaping s... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7165332 | Method and apparatus for positioning a billiard game rack Apparatus for cooperation with an associated billiard table which includes first and second laser apparatus for producing respective first and second laser spots, a rack for positioning a plurality of balls confined within said rack. The rack has first and second in... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144324 | Electronic display to post gaming limits An electronic display to post monetary gaming limit amounts in programmable manner while including other fixed graphics or logos and background lighting. The device includes a pedestal or stand, a rectangular box housing, electronic circuit board including LED numer... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134965 | Process for playing the billiard game of 5-Ball A process for playing the billiard game of 5-Ball without any racking device, utilizing five object balls (number on ball is immaterial), and a cue ball. Opponent places the five object balls anywhere on the billiard table for the shooter. Placement of the object ba... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7037206 | Billiards rack The present invention 10 discloses a billiards ball racking system comprised of two symmetrical circular loops 12, 14 bonded together. Each circular loop 12, 14 may hold up to seven billiard balls 16, six balls around the inner perimeter ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011220 | Rack for holding fireworks for ignition A rack for holding fireworks in position for ignition. The rack is a lightweight frame having end supports that are connected together by a brace. The brace includes at least one aperture into which a firework-holding tube is received. A resilient bushing extends in... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6986714 | Billiards game A method for playing a game on a pocket billiards table with a plurality of consecutively numbered billiards balls and a cue ball by at least two players is shown and described. The object of the game is for a single player to sink all of the billiards balls into th... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6905417 | Automatic pool cue tip tapper A pool cue tip conditioning device has a striker plate carrying tip-indenting fingers on its bottom side, the plate located for being driven into a pool cue tip to indent the tip without damaging it. The striker plate is driven by a plunger controlled by a return sp... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902490 | Billiard games Four billiard games. In the first, for four players, sixteen object balls making up four color groups of four balls each are used. The object is to be the last player to have balls on the table. In the second, for three players, fifteen object balls making up three ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6893017 | Combined shuffle board and pool game assembly A combined shuffleboard and pool game assembly includes a playing surface that has a substantially rectangular shape and a plurality of elongated rails removably engageable with the playing surface. The plurality of rails include opposed arcuate end portions for def... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6872147 | Billiard table having easily assembling structure A billiard table includes a table top, two pairs of brackets secured to the table top and each having one or more openings, two pairs of bars each having one or more ears easily and quickly hooking to the openings of the brackets, for easily and quickly hooking and ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6761642 | Billiards, and method of playing the same A billiards game, comprising a supporting surface; a plurality of balls to be placed on said supporting surface; at least one stick for striking said balls, at least some of said balls being provided with symbols corresponding to letters of an alphabet. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6755750 | Talc dispenser for cue stick A talc dispenser for cue sticks in which a housing having a talc storage cavity is formed with a through tubular passageway configured to allow insertion of a cue stick shaft. A metering element is movable to cause talc to pass out of said storage cavity and into th... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6709341 | Wheel-chair accessible billiard table A wheel chair-accessible billiard table having a table top with a bottom being substantially parallel to the upper surface of the table top, smooth, and free of any obstruction. A central support column is below the table top, and the central support column is on a ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6602143 | Pool cue tip sharpening device A pool cue tip sharpening device includes a cue tip dimpler within a block. The tip dimpler includes a recess having a dimpling wheel rotatably mounted on a first axis. The dimpling wheel has protrusions. The device also includes a tip shaper, wherein the... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6595862 | Billiards ball rack A billiards ball rack includes a frame having a plurality of side walls forming an opening. A plate is attached to a top surface of the frame, and includes inwardly and downwardly directed inclined surfaces for engaging an outer periphery of a group of bi... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6582316 | Method and device for developing accurate aim An accuracy development device is disclosed, including a simulated projectile coupled to a feedback mechanism. The feedback mechanism provides feedback indicating whether a desired impact point on the simulated projectile has been hit by a free projectile... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6537156 | Billiards rack and associated methods of playing billiards Novel set up racks and games for billiards. The racks set up object balls in arrays wherein the object balls are spaced apart from one another. The arrays are straight, circular, and cruciform. Games played employing the novel arrays may be generally conv... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6419588 | Assistive billiard cue device An assistive cue device securely holds a cue and allows one-handed billiards play. In the preferred embodiment, a control guide slidingly mounted on the shaft grips the cue while a head of the device retains the tip of the cue in a cue hole. The head and ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6371860 | Foul line indicator for pool tables A foul line indicator for pool tables for identifying the foul line behind which a player is allowed to shoot a cue ball. The foul line indicator for pool tables includes a laser light mechanism which includes housing and a conventional laser light dispos... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6341399 | Pool cue multi-function tip tool A multi-function pool cue tool is shown. The tool has a three sided open channel design. One side of the tool has an abrasive material attached for flattening tips. The center piece has two different sized indentations for contouring different sized tips ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6315675 | Score counter for billiards game A score counter includes a bar having two spheres on two ends thereof so as to fix the bar by engaging the two spheres with relative members. A plurality of retaining members each have a score marked therein and extend from an outside of the bar. A plural... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6276689 | Combined pool and poker gambling game A method of playing a gambling game involving two or more players. In a first step, the players agree on a unit of betting. Once the unit has been set, each player antes one betting unit. A standard five-card poker hand is dealt for each player, and one p... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6226825 | Pool cue multi-function tip tool A multi-function pool cue tool is shown. The tool has a three sided open channel design. One side of the tool has an abrasive material attached for flattening tips. The center piece has two different sized indentations for contouring different sized tips ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6132320 | Playing surface leveling apparatus and method An apparatus and method for leveling a playing surface, the apparatus preferably comprising an externally-threaded support rod, a collar threaded upon the support rod, a support surface or member upon which the playing surface rests, and a fastener securi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5941778 | Luminescent billiard game system A luminescent billiard game system is disclosed providing an interesting and fun variation of the game which allows the game to be played in limited lighting conditions. The system comprises a billiard table having a number of luminescent surfaces which i... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5860868 | Score display assembly A score display assembly for pool tables having a front wall and a rear wall that are detachably secured together to form a housing. There are 15 vertically oriented discs rotatably mounted in the housing and their upper perimeter extends through their re... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5853333 | Gimbaled cue bridge The present invention provides a simple and yet fully functional billiard bridge head guiding apparatus which permits angular control of a cue stick at both three axis compound angles and at an adjustable height off the billiard or pool table. Two gimbals... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5800273 | Method and apparatus for playing a pocket billiard game A kit for playing a pocket billiards game and method for playing a pocket billiards game utilizing seven object balls and a cue ball, the seven object balls comprised of three object balls having a first indicia, three object balls having a second indicia... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5738591 | Queuing system A queuing system is provided for gaming apparatus such as a billiards table. The system uses a remote consol (16) that is coin operated and has a key-pad (58) for players to enter theft names in a sequence of players. The consol dispenses a ticket (76) wi... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5685779 | Electronic scoreboard device An electronic scoreboard device including a housing comprising a scorekeeping display adapted for billiards. The housing has circuitry therein for control of the scorekeeping display. One of two side walls of the housing has a power switch disposed thereo... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5595389 | Method and apparatus for producing "personalized" video games using CD discs A method and associated apparatus for forming a personalized video game by combining personalized images that may be taken of the game player(s) with for example the head of a game character so as to provide a video game wherein the game player(s) can see... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5590810 | Order of participation control device A device designed to attach to the side of a pool table. The device includes a plate which screws onto the side of the pool table and has a hole cut out of the center of it. One or more depressible stop members are mounted about the perimeter of the hole ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5529542 | Reducing velocity of a rolling object A device (13) is provided for reducing the velocity of a passing rolling object (5) by absorbing kinetic energy therefrom. The object (5) can be a lawn bowl. The device (13) has co-operating means (18) which engage with the bowl to absorb kinetic energy w... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5505665 | Apparatus for monitoring game challenges An apparatus for monitoring game challenges is described which includes a microprocessor programmed to receive keypad input as to the identity of challengers making challenges and maintain such challenges in a chronological order sequence. A display is pr... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5409536 | Powder dispensing device A powder dispensing device for dispensing powder in controlled quantities used in connection with playing billiards is disclosed. The device of the present invention includes a box-type enclosure made of wood or plastic or other suitable material, into wh... | 04/25/1995 |
