Patent ID: 6769992
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A63D

Abstract:
An assembly for illuminating a cut shot target point upon a pool table having a table surface, the surface having a surface elevation, the pool table having a rail, the rail having a rail elevation overlying the surface elevation, the pool table having a pool ball positioned at a resting point upon the table surface, the pool ball having a ball surface, having a radius r, and having a diameter, the pool table having a pocket positioned forwardly from the pool ball, the cut shot target point being positioned on the table surface and on a line extending rearwardly from the resting point, the cut shot target point being further positioned a distance away from the resting point, said distance being equal to said diameter, the apparatus comprising:(a) a ball spotting light beam emitter capable of illuminating a ball strike point upon the ball surface, the ball strike point being within a vertical plane, said plane vertically bisecting the pool ball, said plane extending forwardly to intersect the pocket; (b) a table spotting light beam emitter; and (c) light beam pointing means operatively connected to the ball spotting and table spotting light beam emitters, the light beam pointing means being capable of, upon illumination by the ball spotting light beam emitter of the ball strike point, automatically pointing the table spotting light beam emitter toward the cut shot target point.