This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/520,648, filed on 13 Jun. 2011, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. A claim of priority is made.
The present invention relates to billiard racks for pool or billiard balls and more particularly to an improved such device that simplifies the racking operation while assuring a tight racking of the balls.
In the racking of pocket pool or billiard balls prior to the initiation of play, the balls are placed in a line across the table, in threes.
The balls will be lined up on the table, from diamond to diamond., placed in the rack with three of the slots. When finished if desired to use all 15 balls, and in some cases less balls, it will appear in a grid view on the pool table.
It also comes in 4 different sizes, for 6, 7, 8, 9 foot pool tables.
This rack was designed to play a pool game, called the Nine Inning Grid Game, Or other factors or games, to put the ball in a grid pattern on a pool table.
By using this rack, it will help improve and get a perfect grid of balls, or line of balls on the pool table.
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Place all the balls you want to use on the table, if you are playing with 15 balls. Line up the “Grid Rack” cross way of the table, line up the markers on the rack to the first set of diamonds on the long rails. Place three balls into the slots, making sure the balls are lined up with the diamonds on the short rails. And now proceed to the other set of diamonds. When lining rack up with the side pocket, have a center mark on the pocket to help line up the rack. Then use the rack 4 to line up the cue ball in the center on the next set of diamonds. So when finished you have a grid pattern on the table, see
This is with two players: First Inning: Call all pockets if you wish, Player1 shoots till they miss or scratch, count the balls they made then put on score card. Now rack the balls again, Player2 shoots till they miss or scratch, count the balls they made then put on score card. Second Inning: Repeat this process until you play all innings. Total up the balls at the end of the innings, or if there is a tie then play another inning.
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61520648 | Jun 2011 | US |