Game table with lights
First Claim
1. A method for providing lighting on a game table comprising:
- providing a game table for placement on a support surface, the game table including a playing surface, and a peripheral rail surrounding said playing surface, the peripheral rail defining a playing surface side and at least one of a top side, an outside vertical side and a bottom side, wherein said playing surface side borders said playing surface, and wherein said bottom side of the peripheral rail defines an inwardly extending offset distance from said outside vertical side;
attaching one or more power sources mounted to said game table;
mounting one or more lights along the inwardly extending offset distance from said peripheral rail outside vertical side;
orienting the one or more lights to face downward toward the support surface; and
powering said one or more lights with said one or more power sources.
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Abstract
Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a game table, such as a billiards table, with lights. Preferred embodiments and features provide for lights mounted around the periphery of a game table or mounted on the sides of a game table. The lights may be internally or externally powered from the table. Certain preferred embodiments provide one or more power sources mounted to the game table to power the lights. Other preferred embodiments provide one or more solar panels to recharge the power source(s) mounted to the game table. In some preferred embodiments, the game table includes indirect lighting, such as downward or outward facing lights mounted on the sides or apron of a billiards table. In an alternate preferred embodiment, rope lights are mounted around the periphery of a table.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing lighting on a game table comprising:
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providing a game table for placement on a support surface, the game table including a playing surface, and a peripheral rail surrounding said playing surface, the peripheral rail defining a playing surface side and at least one of a top side, an outside vertical side and a bottom side, wherein said playing surface side borders said playing surface, and wherein said bottom side of the peripheral rail defines an inwardly extending offset distance from said outside vertical side; attaching one or more power sources mounted to said game table; mounting one or more lights along the inwardly extending offset distance from said peripheral rail outside vertical side; orienting the one or more lights to face downward toward the support surface; and powering said one or more lights with said one or more power sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing lighting on a game table comprising:
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providing a billiards table with a playing surface wherein said playing surface includes a surrounding rail; mounting an upper apron with an outside portion to said rail, said upper apron defining an outside vertical side; mounting a lower apron to said billiards table, with said lower apron having an outside vertical side offset horizontally inward and downward from said upper apron vertical side; and mounting one or more lights behind said upper apron vertical side in the horizontal distance between said lower apron and said upper apron outside portion, with said one or more lights facing downward towards the support surface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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