Bowling pin wire guide sleeve
OwnerWalter T. Hunleyinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a guide sleeve which passes over and about the vertical legs of a bowling pin wire guide and which has a web between the vertical legs to distribute the shock impact or force of the bowling pin striking the wire guide evenly between the two vertical legs and to confine each vertical leg should a break in the leg occur whereby the sleeve acts as a mechanical continuity.
Claims3
In combination, a bowling pin wire guide having a pair of laterally spaced apart parallel guide wires joined by a closed loop at the top and being bent rearwardly, a pin wire guide sleeve comprising a longitudinally extending straight web the length of which exceeds one half the length of the parallel guide wires, channel means extending from each side of the web adapted to slip over and engage the forwardmost and rearwardmost portions of the spaced apart parallel guide wires below the bend of said closed loop to confine the spaced apart guide wires within the channel means and provide longitudinal support and physical restraint in the area of any breaks along said parallel guide wires, and said longitudinally extending web being concave but straight on one of its sides.
In combination, a bowling pin wire guide having a pair of laterally spaced apart parallel guide wires joined by a closed loop at the top and being bent rearwardly, a pin wire guide sleeve comprising a longitudinally extending straight web the length of which exceeds one half the length of the parallel guide wires, pin wire guide engaging means extending from each side of the web adapted to slip over and engage opposite front and rear sides of the spaced apart parallel guide wires below the bend of said closed loop and confine the spaced apart guide wires within the pin wire guide engaging means to provide longitudinal support and positive front and rear engagement of said sleeve and said parallel guidewire in the area of any breaks along said parallel guide wires, and said longitudinally extending web being concave on one of its sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.