A bumper for use as part of an outdoor bumper pool table includes a center support hub which is adapted to be attached to the top playing surface of the pool table. The support hub includes an upper cushion of silicone rubber which is compatibly sized and contoured so as to snap over the upper lip portion of the support hub. In order to cushion the rebounding action of pool balls as they strike the bumper, the support hub retains in a snap-fit configuration a lower cushion of silicone rubber which acts as a cushioning pad between the support hub and the top of the playing surface. A threaded rod, which is securely anchored as part of the center support hub, in combination with a flat washer and wing nut provide the fastening method of the support hub to the playing surface. A hub adjustment member of silicone rubber is disposed between the lower cushion and the wing nut. This hub adjustment member is cylindrical and shouldered wherein its smaller diameter portion extends through the playing surface and its larger-diameter portion abuts against the underside of the playing surface. The wing nut and flat washer abut against the larger-diameter portion and as they are tightened, they draw the bumper against the top playing surface. This tightening action results in axial compression of the hub adjustment member thereby allowing the rigidity of the bumper and the pace of the game to be controlled.
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