System for racking billiard balls

Abstract

A system for racking billiard balls of a given diameter on a playing surface, the system comprises a billiard ball gauge, a pro-rack and recreational-rack. The pro-rack and the recreational-rack each include a frame having an interior opening with an internal periphery. The internal periphery has segmented circular portions. Each rack is a top racking rack used to position and hold billiard balls in close contact when the rack rests upon the top of the balls. The billiard ball gauge determines which rack is best for the given size of the balls.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 ) A system for racking billiard balls of a given diameter on a playing surface, comprising:
 a pro-rack including a pro flat frame having a pro outer periphery and a pro interior opening, said pro interior opening defining a pro interior periphery of generally equilateral triangular shape, said pro interior periphery having twelve pro segmented circular portions to hold fifteen billiard balls in intimate contact, each pro segmented circular portion having a pro segment diameter less than the diameter of each billiard ball.   
     
     
         2 ) A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said pro interior periphery has straight segments between said pro segmented circular portions. 
     
     
         3 ) A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein all pro segment diameters are the same, wherein all pro segment diameters are 2.0-inches. 
     
     
         4 ) A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said pro outer periphery is substantially triangular. 
     
     
         5 ) A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said pro-rack is a transparent pro-rack. 
     
     
         6 ) A system as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a billiard ball gauge including a pro opening and a recreational opening. 
     
     
         7 ) A system as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said pro opening sized with a circular diameter of 2.240+/−0.002 inches and said recreational opening sized with a circular diameter of 2.220+/−0.002 inches. 
     
     
         8 ) A system as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a recreational-rack sized to accommodate smaller diameter billiard balls. 
     
     
         9 ) A system as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said recreational-rack is a different color than said pro-rack. 
     
     
         10 ) A system as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said recreational-rack is imparted with visual indicia to identify it as different from said pro-rack. 
     
     
         11 ) A system as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said recreational-rack includes a recreational flat frame having a recreational outer periphery and a recreational interior opening, said recreational interior opening defining a recreational interior periphery of generally triangular shape with three recreational interior sides coming together to form three recreational interior angles, said recreational interior periphery having one recreational segmented circular portions in each of said three recreational interior angles, wherein two of said recreational interior sides are reduced length sides having a length less than the last remaining side, wherein said last remaining side has three additional recreational segmented circular portions so that the recreational-rack as a whole can hold fifteen billiard balls in intimate contact with each recreational segmented circular portion, and wherein all recreational segment diameters are less than the diameter of the billiard balls. 
     
     
         12 ) A system as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said two reduced length sides are 0.020-inches less than said last remaining side. 
     
     
         13 ) A system as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said two reduced length sides are straight to allow easy movement of balls along said reduced length sides. 
     
     
         14 ) A system for racking billiard balls of a given diameter on a playing surface, comprising:
 a recreational-rack including a recreational flat frame having a recreational outer periphery and a recreational interior opening, said recreational interior opening defining a recreational interior periphery of generally triangular shape with three recreational interior sides coming together to form three recreational interior angles, said recreational interior periphery having one recreational segmented circular portions in each of said three recreational interior angles, wherein two of said recreational interior sides are reduced length sides having a length less than the last remaining side, wherein said last remaining side has three additional recreational segmented circular portions so that the recreation as a whole can hold fifteen billiard balls in intimate contact with each recreational segmented circular portion, and wherein all recreational segment diameters are less than the diameter of the billiard balls.   
     
     
         15 ) A system as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said two reduced length sides are 0.020-inches less than said last remaining side. 
     
     
         16 ) A system as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said two reduced length sides are straight to allow easy movement of balls along said reduced length sides. 
     
     
         17 ) A system as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising a billiard ball gauge including a pro opening and a recreational opening. 
     
     
         18 ) A system as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising a pro-rack sized to accommodate larger diameter billiard balls. 
     
     
         19 ) A system for racking billiard balls of a given diameter on a playing surface, comprising:
 a 9-ball rack including a 9-ball flat frame having a 9-ball outer periphery and a 9-ball interior opening, said 9-ball interior opening defining a 9-ball interior periphery of generally diamond shape, said 9-ball interior periphery having eight 9-ball segmented circular portions to hold nine billiard balls in intimate contact, each 9-ball circular segmented portion having a 9-ball segment diameter less than the diameter of each billiard ball.