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US 2003/0195051 A1Published application
Adjustable grip bowling ball kit
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InventorTodd Michael Graskewicz
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An adjustable grip bowling ball kit, comprising tubular sleeve member adapted for permanent insertion into a bowling ball grip hole and a plurality inserts to be removably inserted to the sleeve member. The tubular sleeve member is further equipped with at least one guide means extending from said inner diameter surface into the interior of the tubular sleeve member. Each insert has an outer diameter surface to define an exterior of the insert and an inner diameter surface to define an interior of each insert. Each insert has a distal end and a proximal end and each insert is further equipped with at least one channel groove extending along the outer diameter surface of the insert. Each channel groove is adapted to cooperatively engage the guide means of the tubular sleeve upon insertion of said insert into said sleeve member. Each channel groove terminates in a guide retention means whereby rotation of the insert in the tubular sleeve member in one direction causes the guide means to cooperatively engage said guide retention means to secure the insert within said tubular sleeve member. Rotation of the insert in another direction causes the guide means to disengage the guide retention means to facilitate easy removal of the insert from the tubular sleeve member.
An adjustable grip bowling ball kit, comprising:
An adjustable grip bowling ball kit, comprising:
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Balls with finger holes, e.g. for bowling: arrangements for adjusting, improving or measuring the grip, i.e. location, size, orientation or the…
Specific ball sports not provided for in A63B2102/00 - A63B2102/38: bowling, i.e. ten-pin bowling
Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an adjustable grip bowling ball kit to allow a player to custom fit any bowling ball to his/her personal grip and feel, and to provide a way to allow the player to vary the grip during the play of the game to suit lane conditions and to accommodate variability of the player's fingers and hand size during the game.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bowling ball with one hole fitted with the adjustable grip kit of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the tubular sleeve member of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the insert member of FIG. 1.
Turning now to the drawings wherein like numeral refer to like structures, and particularly to FIG. 1, there is shown therein the adjustable grip kit 10 of the present invention prepared for insertion into the hole of a bowling ball 12. Kit 10 is comprised of a tubular sleeve member 12 that has an outer surface 14 and an inner surface 16, that defines an interior 18 of the sleeve. The sleeve has an outer diameter that is less than the diameter of a predrilled or custom drilled hole 20 in the bowling ball. In the interior of the sleeve, a guide member means 22 projects from the inner surface of the sleeve into the interior of the sleeve. While the sleeve will be operable with one such guide member means, it is contemplated that two opposed guide member be used, or in the alternative that a plurality of guide members may be employed in a manner to be hereinafter described. The sleeve is adapted to be inserted into the hole of the bowling ball and may be secured in place by means of an adhesive, such as methyl methacrylate or some other acrylate adhesive to fix a permanent bond between the ball and the sleeve. When inserting the sleeve into the hole in the bowling ball, it will be understood that the sleeve is of such length that it will not extend beyond the surface 24 of the ball. The guide means member may be a cylindrical projection 26, as depicted, or may even be a ball bearing snap fit into place in the inner surface of the sleeve member. Those skilled in the art will understand that many guide member means are possible, and all of them are included in the description set for herein. Moreover, although the guide means member is shown at the proximal end of the sleeve, it is possible that the guide member means may be located anywhere along the inner surface of the sleeve.
Insert member 28 has a proximal end 30 and a distal end 32. The insert is cylindrical or tubular in shape, and is adapted to be inserted coaxially with the tubular sleeve member in a manner to be hereafter described.
The inert member has a channel groove 34 the begins at the distal end of the insert and extend some length of the insert to close proximity to the proximal head. As depicted herein, the channel grove is configured to cooperatively engage the guide means when the distal end of the insert is fit within the tubular sleeve member. While one embodiment of the channel groove is shown in the drawings, those skilled in the art recognize that many different configurations for the channel groove are possible to effect the purposes of the present invention.