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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Reginald W. Newsome, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63D 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63D 1/500 ;
Abstract
A pocket pool or billiard rack that incorporates in its rearmost side outwardly and angularly extending lever portions that permit upward rotation of the billiard rack upon the application of downward pressure with the thumbs or other fingers prior to removal of the billiard rack from about the balls in the ball racking operation. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, cut outs or reliefs are provided in the interior walls of the billiard rack below the points of contact of the billiard rack with the balls to further facilitate the rotational removal of the billiard rack from about the balls.