Patent ID: 7798909

Claim:
An apparatus for use in combination with a pool table, said pool table comprising: two side walls and two end walls; a planar rectangular playing surface; each of said sidewalls and end walls having cushions thereon; corner pockets located at corners where said sidewalls and end walls meet; first and second side pockets located in said first and second side walls respectively; and a center pocket; and a center cushion structure located substantially centrally of said playing surface, said center cushion comprising first and second spaced apart half cushions, each half cushion being a mirror image of the other, a passageway extending between said first and second half cushions; said single center cushion structure having a pair of arcuate shaped outer walls; and said single center pocket is partially surrounded by said center cushion structure while permitting access to said center pocket by a playing ball; and a cover member extending over said center pocket, said cover member being secured to said first and second half cushions.