U.S. patent application number 10/817828 was filed with the patent office on 2005-10-06 for billiard table with a cabinet.
This patent application is currently assigned to Pai Li Business Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Chen, Ying-Tse.
Application Number | 20050221903 10/817828 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35055079 |
Filed Date | 2005-10-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050221903 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen, Ying-Tse |
October 6, 2005 |
Billiard table with a cabinet
Abstract
A billiard table with a cabinet includes an inner frame and a
bottom frame formed under the billiard table. The inner frame
consists of plural upright separating boards to define a center
space, and the bottom frame consists of two opposite side strips
and a plurality of rotatable rods spaced apart between the two side
strips. One of the upright separating boards of the inner frame has
a swingable board door hinged with the separating board to be
opened and closed to form an opening for things such as related to
billiards or games to be put in or taken out of the cabinet,
utilizing most effectively the hollow space unused under the
billiard table.
Inventors: |
Chen, Ying-Tse; (Yung Kang
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BACON & THOMAS, PLLC
625 SLATERS LANE
FOURTH FLOOR
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22314
|
Assignee: |
Pai Li Business Co., Ltd.
Yung Kang City
TW
|
Family ID: |
35055079 |
Appl. No.: |
10/817828 |
Filed: |
April 6, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
473/4 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63D 15/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
473/004 |
International
Class: |
A63D 015/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A billiard table with a cabinet comprising an inner frame
supporting a billiard table, said inner frame secured by plural
feet of the billiard table and formed of plural upright separating
boards, said cabinet further comprising a bottom frame fixed at a
bottom of said inner frame, said bottom frame having plural corners
respectively fixed on an upper ends of said feet, one of said
separating sideboards of said inner frame provided with a swingable
board door pivotally connected to swing up and down to form an
opening; said inner frame and said bottom frame forming a cabinet
in the space under said billiard table for things to be put in or
taken out through said opening, utilizing most effectively the
billiard table.
2. The billiard table with a cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein
said bottom frame has two opposite side strips, a plurality of rods
spaced apart between said two side strips and positioned in
parallel with said board door of said inner frame, two ends of each
said rod respectively provided with a bearing fixed in said side
strip so that all said rods are freely rotatable for things easily
put in or taken out of the cabinet without harming them.
3. The billiard table with a cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the swingable board door is pivotally connected with the side board
by means of hinges, and fasteners are provided on an upper inner
side to keep the closed board door stably without swinging down
randomly.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a billiard table with a cabinet,
particularly one provided with a cabinet under the billiard table
for storing things related to the billiards and some games so as to
utilize the unused space under a billiard table, and rotatable
rollers are used as a bottom frame for things to roll in and out
for easily storing therein and barely harming or damaging the
things to be stored or taken out.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Arts
[0004] A conventional billiard table is generally used for playing
billiards only and sometimes a ping-pong table is laid on it for
playing ping-pong. Or a craps board or a roulette board may be laid
on a conventional billiard table for playing. Then a ping-pong
table or game board may be left on a billiard table or may be put
away on the ground, and it does not look so neat.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] This invention has been devised to offer a billiard table
with a cabinet for storing things related to billiards and other
games in the cabinet. The feature of the inventing is a cabinet
formed in a hollow space under a billiard table, which consists of
an inner frame and a bottom frame deposited at the bottom of the
inner frame for storing things thereon. The upper side of the inner
frame supports the board of a billiard table, and the inner frame
has a swingable board door to be opened and closed to form an
opening for things to move in and out to be stored on the bottom
frame. Then items relative to billiards other games such craps and
roulette can be stored in the cabinet when not used. The rotatable
rollers of the roller bottom can let things to be moved in and out
very easily and with little manual force without harming them.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0006] This invention will be better understood by referring to the
accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0007] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a billiard table with a
cabinet in the present invention;
[0008] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inner structure of the
billiard table with a cabinet in the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 3 is a magnified view of the part marked with a circle
in FIG. 2;
[0010] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the billiard table with a
cabinet with a craps board placed on the table in the present
invention; and,
[0011] FIG. 5 is an upper view of the billiard table with a cabinet
with a roulette board placed on the table in the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0012] A preferred embodiment of a billiard table with a cabinet in
the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, includes a
plurality of feet 10, an inner frame consisting of a plurality of
upright separating side boards 21 respectively positioned between
every two feet 10, a table board supported by the upper side of the
inner frame 20, a bottom frame 22 fitted in the bottom of the inner
frame 20 and having its four corners upheld by the upper ends of
the feet 10, as shown in FIG. 3.
[0013] The bottom frame 22 shown in FIG. 2 consists of two parallel
side strips 220, and a plurality of rods 221 fixed spaced apart
equidistantly and in parallel between the two side strips 220 and
freely rotatable for benefit of putting in or taking out things on
the bottom frame 22 by means of a bearing 222 fitted in the side
strip 220 around each end of every rod 221.
[0014] The inner frame 20 has a swingable door board 210 formed in
one of the upright separating sideboards 21 in parallel to the rods
221 with plural hinges 211 pivotally attached on the lower area of
the board door 210 and the sideboard 21 as well. Further, fasteners
212 such as magnets are fixed on an upper inner side of the board
door 210 for securing the closed board door 210 stably so that when
things can be put through the opening 213 into the cabinet in case
of the door board 210 swung open.
[0015] Thus, a cabinet with a door is constituted with the inner
frame 20 with the board door 210 and the bottom frame 22 under the
billiard table. Then in using, things related to billiards or other
games such scraps and roulette can be stored in the cabinet through
the opening 213 by swinging down the board door 210, and in
addition, a craps board 40 or a roulette pattern 50 printed on the
back 41 of the craps board 40 can be placed on the table 30 in case
of the billiard table having complex functions, as shown in FIG. 5,
for playing craps or roulette game. Moreover, the rollers 221 can
freely rotate so that things stored therein or to be stored therein
may be more easily put in or taken out with less manual force
required.
[0016] As can be understood from the above description, the large
space unused under a billiard table is most effectively utilized by
forming a cabinet consisting of the inner frame 20 and the bottom
frame 22, storing things related to billiards or other games, which
are otherwise difficult to put away.
[0017] While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been
described above, it will be recognized and understood that various
modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are
intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the
spirit and scope of the invention.
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