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US 11,541,300 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for preventing ball return stops in bowling pinsetter machines
OwnerEdward Funkeinventor
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A system for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines includes a substantially wedge-shaped solid body mounted in a specific location along a transport band of an automatic pinsetter machine. The solid body is shaped, configured, and made of a material conducive to deflecting bowling pins away from a ball return door as bowling pins travel on a transport band towards a pin elevator. A method for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines using an apparatus for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter includes the steps of configuring the said apparatus for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines, selecting an optimal location to mount the said apparatus for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines, and mounting the said apparatus for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines.
A system for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines comprising a pit area including a ball door, a transport band, a pin elevator, a ball cushion, and:
A method for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines having a pit area including a ball door, a transport band, a pin elevator, a ball cushion, and a substantially wedge-shaped apparatus comprising substantially wedge-shaped solid body shaped and configured to deflect bowling pins away from a ball return door as said bowling pins travel along a transport band and towards a pin elevator, comprising the steps of:
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