Pool table having two pockets and pool table kit

Abstract

A pool table including all of the same components as a standard pool table but with only two regulation pockets, one disposed midway between each of the short sides of the playing surface.

What it claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pool table comprising:
 a base;   a rectangular frame disposed upon and supported by said base, said frame having a length defined by two short frame sides and a width defined by two long frame sides;   a plurality of rail cushions disposed within and along said frame;   a rectangular playing surface disposed within said frame and supported by said base, said playing surface consisting of a substantially planar surface having two short sides, two long sides, and a pocket opening disposed through each of said short sides of said playing surface proximate to said frame;   a fabric material covering said playing surface and said rail cushions; and   a pair of pockets disposed through said frame and said rail cushions, wherein each of said pockets is formed by said pocket openings through said playing surface and by a basket portion disposed through said frame and said rail cushions and attached to said frame.   
     
     
         2 . The pool table as claimed in  claim 1  wherein each pocket is a regulation pocket. 
     
     
         3 . The pool table as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said rectangular playing surface is a natural slate playing surface. 
     
     
         4 . The pool table as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said rectangular playing surface is a natural slate playing surface having a thickness of between seven eights of one inch and one inch. 
     
     
         5 . The pool table as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said rectangular playing surface is manufactured from a single slate sheet having substantially the same dimensions as a center sheet on a three sheet nine-foot regulation pool table. 
     
     
         6 . The pool table as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said fabric material is a woven fabric having a top surface, a bottom surface and a nap on said top surface. 
     
     
         7 . The pool table as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said rectangular playing surface is a natural slate playing surface. 
     
     
         8 . The pool table as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said rectangular playing surface is a natural slate playing surface having a thickness of between seven eights of one inch and one inch. 
     
     
         9 . The pool table as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said rectangular playing surface is manufactured from a single slate sheet having substantially the same dimensions as a center sheet on a three sheet nine-foot regulation pool table. 
     
     
         10 . The pool table as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said fabric material is a woven fabric having a top surface, a bottom surface and a nap on said top surface. 
     
     
         11 . A pool table kit comprising:
 a pool table comprising:
 a base; 
 a rectangular frame disposed upon and supported by said base, said frame having a length defined by two short frame sides and a width defined by two long frame sides; 
 a plurality of rail cushions disposed within and along said frame; 
 a rectangular playing surface disposed within said frame and supported by said base, said playing surface consisting of a substantially planar surface having two short sides, two long sides, and a pocket opening disposed through each of said short sides of said playing surface proximate to said frame; 
 a fabric material covering said playing surface and said rail cushions; and 
 a pair of pockets disposed through said frame and said rail cushions, wherein each of said pockets is formed by said pocket openings through said playing surface and a basket portion disposed through said frame and said rail cushions and attached to said frame; 
   at least one rack; and   a plurality of balls, wherein said plurality of balls are dimensioned to fit within said rack and wherein each of said plurality of balls is dimensioned to fit within said pockets in said pool table.   
     
     
         12 . The kit as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein each pocket of said pool table is a regulation pocket. 
     
     
         13 . The kit as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein each of said plurality of balls is a regulation ball. 
     
     
         14 . The kit as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said rack is a hexagonal rack. 
     
     
         15 . The kit as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein said plurality of balls comprises seven balls. 
     
     
         16 . The kit as claimed in  claim 11  wherein said rectangular playing surface is a natural slate playing surface. 
     
     
         17 . The kit as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said rectangular playing surface is a natural slate playing surface having a thickness of between seven eights of one inch and one inch. 
     
     
         18 . The kit as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said rectangular playing surface is manufactured from a single slate sheet having substantially the same dimensions as a center sheet on a three sheet nine-foot regulation pool table. 
     
     
         19 . The kit as claimed in  claim 11  wherein said fabric material is a woven fabric having a top surface, a bottom surface and a nap on said top surface.