| 摘要 |
A ball frame assembly 10 for use in a ball game played on a table. The ball frame assembly 10 comprises a base 12 slidably mounted in a frame 14. The base 12 comprises a triangular plate 16 having an upstanding wall 18 fixed on one side thereof. The base 12 further comprises a male locking component 20 fixed midway along an inside face of the wall 18. The base 12 also comprises a liner, in this example a rubber liner 27, covering an upper face of the triangular plate 16. The frame 14, in the shape of an equilateral triangle, has three interconnected sides or retaining walls 28A, 28B, 28C. Each of the two walls 28A, 28B have receiving means, in this embodiment a longitudinal groove 32, for slidably receiving each of the edges of the triangular plate 16. The frame 14 further comprises a female locking component 34 fixed to the retaining wall 28C in a position so that the male locking component 20 can mate therewith when the base 12 is in a closed position. There is a spill tray 47 defining a spill zone between the upstanding wall 18 and the opposing retaining wall 28C. A frame zone 62 is defined by a region bound by the three interconnected retaining walls 28A, 28B, 28C of the frame 14. The ball frame assembly 10 can be adapted to be used with a conventional pool table. With the base 12 in the closed position the ball frame assembly is located below the table so as to receive balls. The ball frame assembly 10 is then moved to the playing surface of the table and the base 12 moved into an open position so the balls are then resting on the playing surface. The ball frame assembly 10 can then be lifted clear of both the balls and the table. The game of pool can now commence with the balls positioned in their fixed relative position and location on the table. |
