Bowling lane
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorPeter B. Kelly
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Abstract
The invention relates to bowling lanes in which at least part of the lane approach surface and at least part of the lane surface proper is of a suitable decorative laminate panel, the foul line configuration being molded or incorporated in said laminate.
Claims20
In a bowling lane having an approach area and a lane area separated by a foul line, the improvement which comprises using a single laminate panel for at least a part of said approach area surface and extending into said lane area beyond said foul line, said laminate panel comprising a resin impregnated reinforced core, a print sheet disposed on said core, a thermosetting resin overlay on said print sheet, said print sheet being between said core and said overlay and the configuration for said foul line being between said overlay and said core and being visible through said overlay.
In a bowling lane, the improvement which comprises using a single decorative laminate panel for at least a part of the approach area surface and extending into the lane proper beyond the foul line, the laminate panel including a resin-impregnated paper core, a print sheet disposed on said resin-impregnated paper core, and a resin-impregnated paper overlay having inked on the undersurface thereof, adjacent said print sheet, the foul line configuration of the lane.
In a bowling lane, the improvement which comprises using a single decorative laminate panel for at least a part of the approach area surface and extending into the lane proper beyond the foul line, said laminate panel including a resin-impregnated paper core, a print sheet disposed on said resin-impregnated paper core, said print sheet having the foul line configuration inked thereon, and a protective resin layer disposed over said print sheet.
A decorative laminate panel for spanning the foul line area of a bowling lane from the lane proper into at least a part of the lane approach area the laminate panel including a resin-impregnated paper core, a print sheet disposed on the resin-impregnated core, said print sheet having the foul line configuration inked thereon, and a resin-impregnated paper overlay disposed on the print sheet, the lane portion of said laminate panel having a surface finish to match or approximate that of the remainder of the lane, the approach area portion of the laminate panel having a surface finish to match or approximate that of the remainder of the approach area.
In a bowling lane, the improvement which comprises using a single decorative laminate panel for at least a part of the approach area surface and extending into the lane proper beyond the foul line, said laminate panel including a resin-impregnated paper core, a print sheet disposed on said resin-impregnated paper core, said print sheet having the foul line configuration of the lane disposed thereon, and a resin-impregnated overlay disposed on said print sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.