US Patent Issued to DECATHLON on May 26 for "Games table, in particular for playing billiards" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,571, issued on May 26, was assigned to DECATHLON (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France).

"Games table, in particular for playing billiards" was invented by Guillaume Gevaert (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France), Denis Garit (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France) and Maxime Danel (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a games table including a base structure having an upper frame on which a table top is mounted via a mechanism for tilting about a longitudinal axis, the base structure including a floor support frame and a rolling carriage which are connected by an articulation mechanism, the table including at least one mem...