Patent ID: 7491130

Claim:
A triangular-shaped ball rack for use on pool tables, the triangular-shaped ball rack comprising: a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall and a vertical end wall connecting the first and second vetical walls; wherein the walls include upper and lower surfaces; each of the first and second vertical walls including a hole placed centrally along the length of the vertical walls and extending diametrically from the upper surface to the lower surface of the vertical walls; a L-shaped rod is moveably received in each hole, each L-shaped rod having a first end and a second end; a first and second spring-loaded hand knobs; the spring-loaded hand knobs received on the top surface of the first and second vertical walls, and each first end of the L-shaped rods operatively receiving one of the first and second spring-loaded hand knobs; a trapezoid-shaped bottom plate removable positioned below the triangular-shaped ball rack, the trapezoid-shaped bottom plate including a first side, a second side, an upper and a lower parallel sides, a rectangular slot positioned in each of the first and second sides, wherein the bottom plate is utilized as a measuring guage for accurate racking of balls; the second end of the L-shaped rods engaging the rectangular slots in the trapezoid-shaped bottom plate; wherein the hand knobs manipulate the ball rack to engage and disengage from the trapezoid-shaped bottom plate allowing the pool balls to be accurately racked; a plurality of discs positioned on the base of the trapezoid-shaped bottom plate, wherein the discs reduce friction when sliding the triangular-shaped ball rack on a pool table; a pair of channel strips attached to the underside and the trapezoid-shaped bottom plate to receive slidable guage with settings to guage all sizes of pool tables.