Modular bowling lane system

In a bowling alley having an approach section, a foul line, an existing lane section, leveling strips and lane support structure, a modular ball drop unit coupled between said approach section and said lane section comprising:

• a. a rectangular module formed from a plurality of hardwood strips adhesively bonded side to side in a single layer and having one end abutting said approach section and said foul line to form a ball drop module:
• b. a plurality of supports coupled at intervals to the lower surface of said module and laterally spanning said module;
• c. a plurality of jack screws each having a first end coupled to one end of each of said supports and a second end coupled to a leveling strip for permitting vertical adjustment of said module;
• d. means positioned below said module at the foul line end of said module for reinforcing the ball drop zone of said ball drop module, for coupling the foul line end of said module to said approach section and for preventing relative vertical displacement between said ball drop module and said approach section;
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• e. means positioned below said module at the other end of said ball drop module for coupling said ball drop module to said lane section and for preventing relative vertical displacement between said ball drop module and said lane section.

In a bowling alley having an existing lane section, leveling strips and lane support structure, a modular lane system comprising:

• a. a rectangular lane module having upper and lower surfaces, and first and second ends;
• b. means coupled to the lower surface of said module and to said leveling strips for supporting said modular at a predetermined distance above said lane support structure;
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• c. a coupler bar for coupling said lane module to said existing lane section such that the upper surface of said lane section and the upper surface of said lane module are in vertical alignment, said coupler bar comprising:
• i. a vertical face including a plurality of passageways positioned at spaced apart intervals along said vertical face for receiving first securing means to attach the vertical face of said coupler bar to an end of said existing lane section;
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• ii. a horizontal face including a plurality of passageways positioned at spaced apart intervals along said horizontal face for receiving second securing means to attach said coupler bar to the lower surface of the first end of said lane module.

In a bowling alley having an existing lane section, leveling strips and lane support structure, a modular lane system comprising:

• a. a rectangular lane module having upper and lower surfaces and first and second ends;
• b. a plurality of supports coupled at intervals to the lower surface of said module and laterally spanning said module;
• c. a plurality of jack screws each having a first end coupled to one end of each of said supports and a second end coupled to a leveling strip for permitting vertical adjustment of said module;
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• d. a coupler bar for coupling said module to said existing lane section such that the upper surface of said existing lane section and the upper surface of said module are in vertical alignment, said coupler bar comprising:
• i. a vertical face including a plurality of horizontally oriented passageways for receiving first securing means to attach said coupler bar to an end of said existing lane section;
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• ii. a horizontal face including a plurality of vertically oriented passageways for receiving second securing means to attach said coupler bar to the lower surface of the first end of said module.