.~ Practice device or device to aid in aiming cue or cue ball during shots (e.g., to assist in bank shots, etc.)
DEFINITION
Classification: 473/2
Practice device or device to aid in aiming cue or cue ball during shots (e.g., to assist in bank shots, etc.):
(under subclass 1) Subject matter comprising either (a) a means to enable a player to improve or perfect his or her skills in the playing of any aspect of the game, or (b) a means to assist a player in determining the proper alignment or position that the cue device must be in so that the cue ball projected thereby moves in the desired direction, or (c) a means to assist a player in calculating or otherwise determining the direction or angle that the cue ball must be projected in order for it to, in turn, project the desired object ball or balls in the desired direction.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
42+, for a device known as a cue rest or bridge. Although cue rests or bridges can somewhat be interpreted as assisting the player in aligning the cue during shots, they are not included here because their primary function is to aid in supporting the cue during difficult shots such as ones in which the player has difficulty in extending his or her cue supporting and guiding hand close enough to the cue ball to make a reasonably accurate shot. That is, cue rests or bridges do not primarily function to enable a player to determine the proper alignment or position of the cue or the proper direction or angle that a cue ball must be projected to achieve the desired result.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
434, Education and Demonstration, particularly
128+, for a means specifically adapted to teach or instruct a person in some aspect of playing a game which uses a gameboard or table such as chess or checkers, and subclasses 247+ for a means specifically adapted to teach or instruct a person in some aspect of a game or sport which involves physical activity.
