Bowling ball launch device
AssigneeDIG Holding & Trust IV, LLC
InventorDaniel ITURRIZAGA
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Abstract
The bowling ball launch device launches a bowling bowl according to user input. The bowling ball launch device is self-contained and allows people of any age and ability to train and play the game of bowling. The bowling ball launch device includes a ball launch unit and a ball launch chamber in its internal cavity. Rails extend though the device along which the bowling ball travels through to an exit hole. A motor in the interior of the device transfers power to a drive belt which in turn rotates power wheels. The outer surfaces of the rotating power wheels come into contact with the bowling ball and impart speed. The device is operated using a power supply and electronic components under control of a programmable circuit board.
Claims16
A bowling ball launch device comprising:
- a frame comprising a top cover, a bottom cover, two side covers, a front cover and a rear cover, wherein the top cover, bottom cover, two side covers, front cover and rear cover define an internal cavity;
- a plurality of wheels attached to and extending downward from the bottom cover;
- a plurality of brakes, where one of each of the plurality of brakes is substantially adjacent to one of each of the plurality of wheels;
- a platform disposed on the exterior of the rear cover, the platform in communication with a weight sensor;
- an entry hole disposed in the rear cover that allows access to the internal cavity from the platform;
- a rotating ball cover sized to conform to the entry hole, wherein the rotating ball cover rotates between a closed position closing access to the internal cavity from the platform and an open position allowing access to the internal cavity from the platform;
- a ball launch unit in the internal cavity proximal the rear cover, wherein the ball launch unit comprises at least two substantially parallel rails extending substantially from the entry hole, wherein the two substantially parallel rails are sized to support a bowling ball in a space between the rails;
- a ball launch chamber disposed in the internal cavity sequentially adjacent the ball launch unit along a longitudinal axis of the device, the ball launch chamber comprising a motor, a drive belt in communication with the motor and one or more power wheels in communication with the drive belt;
- an exit hole adjacent to the ball launch chamber, wherein the exit hole extends through the front cover of the device, wherein the front cover is distal from the rear cover;
- a plurality of controls;
- a power supply;
- a screen;
- a programmable circuit board;
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- a plurality of electronic components, the plurality of electronic components in communication with and under control of the programmable circuit board,
- wherein the power supply provides power to the rotating ball cover, the plurality of controls, the screen, the plurality of electronic components and the programmable circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.