Patent ID: 6464220
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A retractable rotating rod for a football table wherein a plurality of rotating rods are connected between two long sides of a football table, each rotating rod comprising:a circular inner tube; an outer tube having a polygonal cross section with said inner tube rotatably and movably received in said outer tube, there being space between said inner tube and a maximum outer diameter of said outer tube; at least two blocks each having a polygonal outer periphery and a circular hole defined therethrough, said blocks received between an outer periphery of said inner tube and an inner periphery of said outer tube, so that the inner tube and outer tube are positioned with respect to each other; a bearing having a hole matched with said outer periphery of said outer tube and engaged with a first long side of said table; a rear end of said inner tube extending out from a rear end of said outer tube and connected to a second long side of said table; a front end of said outer tube extending out from a front end of said inner tube and engaging with the hole of said bearing and extending through the first long side of said table for holding; a plurality of players each have an engaging hole for said outer tube passing therethrough, said engaging hole being shaped to match with said outer periphery of said outer tube, and a plurality of bolts respectively extending through said players and threadedly connected to engage the maximum outer diameter of said outer tube.