Drapeable cue rest

Abstract

A rest for retaining billiards cue sticks and other implements, tools and instrument comprising a sheet of non-skid material having a top, a bottom, at least one peripheral edge, a top portion and a bottom portion, a pocket means positioned on the top portion containing a weight therein. The rest drapes over a table edge or other similar surface and retains a cue stick in a generally upright position.

1 . A rest for retaining elongated implements upright comprising: a drapeable non-skid sheet having at least one peripheral edge, a weighted top portion, and a bottom portion. 
   
   
       2 . The rest of  claim 1  further comprising a top edge, wherein the weight is adjacent the top edge. 
   
   
       3 . The rest of  claim 1  further comprising a multiple of weights positioned on the top portion. 
   
   
       4 . The rest of  claim 1  further comprising a pocket means disposed on the top portion and containing the weight therein. 
   
   
       5 . The rest of  claim 1  wherein the weight is releasably affixed. 
   
   
       6 . The rest of  claim 1  wherein the weight is affixed to the top portion. 
   
   
       7 . The rest of  claim 1  wherein the top portion is the weight. 
   
   
       8 . The rest of  claim 1  further having a plurality of peripheral edges. 
   
   
       9 . The rest of  claim 1  further having an advertising banner affixed thereto. 
   
   
       10 . The rest of  claim 2  wherein the top edge folds onto and affixes to the top portion forming a closed pocket means. 
   
   
       11 . The rest of  claim 4  wherein the top edge folds around the weight and onto the top portion and releasably affixes to the top portion forming the pocket means having the weight therein. 
   
   
       12 . A rest for retaining elongated implements upright comprising: a drapeable non-skid sheet having a top, a bottom opposite the top, a weighted top portion, a bottom portion, and at least one peripheral edge; a pocket means disposed on the top portion; the weighted top portion further comprising at least one weight contained in the pocket means; and an advertisement positioned on the sheet. 
   
   
       13 . The rest of  claim 12  wherein the portion of the peripheral edge adjacent the top portion and distal from the bottom portion is a top edge; the pocket means comprises the top edge folded around the weight and onto the top portion and closed along the top edge; and the weight is disposed in the closed pocket. 
   
   
       14 . The rest of  claim 12  wherein the weight is removable from the pocket means. 
   
   
       15 . The rest of  claim 12  wherein the advertisement further comprises a banner affixed to the sheet. 
   
   
       16 . The rest of  claim 12  wherein the advertisement is imprinted on the sheet. 
   
   
       17 . The rest of  claim 12  wherein the advertisement is removably affixed to the sheet. 
   
   
       18 . The rest of  claim 12  further comprising a top edge adjacent the top portion and distal from the bottom portion, a first side and a second side; wherein the top edge folds around the weight and affixes onto the top portion. 
   
   
       19 . The rest of  claim 18  wherein the top edge affixes to the top. 
   
   
       20 . The rest of  claim 18  wherein the top edge affixes to the bottom.