Bowling Lane Machine
AssigneeBrunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation
InventorsTroy A. Recknagel, David M. Sella, Roy A. Burkholder
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a bowling lane machine is presented having a drive system with at least two front non-swiveling wheels and at least one rear swiveling wheel. In another embodiment, a bowling lane machine is presented that retains a squeegee assembly in a down position while the bowling lane machine begins its reverse travel along the bowling lane such that a rear blade of the squeegee assembly contacts the rear end of the pin deck. The squeegee assembly is then positioned in an up position for the remainder of the reverse travel of the bowling lane machine along the bowling lane.
Claims9
A bowling lane machine comprising:
- a housing;
- a cleaning fluid delivery and removal system carried by the housing, wherein the cleaning fluid delivery and removal system comprises:
- a cleaning fluid reservoir;
- at least one cleaning fluid delivery nozzle in communication with the cleaning fluid reservoir;
- and
- a squeegee assembly;
- a controller configured to:
- position the squeegee assembly in a down position during forward travel of the bowling lane machine along a bowling lane toward a pin deck such that when the bowling lane machine reaches the pin deck, the squeegee assembly is pushed beyond the pin deck and drops below a rear end of the bowling lane;
- retain the squeegee assembly in the down position while the bowling lane machine begins its reverse travel along the bowling lane such that a rear blade of the squeegee assembly contacts the rear end of the pin deck;
- and
- position the squeegee assembly in an up position for the remainder of the reverse travel of the bowling lane machine along the bowling lane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.