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US 4,792,136 AGranted
Convertible bowling alley
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InventorDavid Dulisse
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A bowling alley is provided having a bowling lane bed which includes an approach, a foul line at one end, a pin deck at the other end and a plurality of lane support members below said bed as well as a pair of gutters running parallel to and abutting each side of the bowling lane bed. A deflection means is removably disposed longitudinally along both sides of said lane bed outside of said gutters for deflecting a bowling ball rolled down the lane. The deflection means prevents the ball from falling into the gutters. The deflection means extends along at least a portion of each side of said lane bed between the foul line and the pin deck. Upright pin support members are provided at each end of the deflection means. Each of the members is removably disposable at its lower end in a pin clamping means located below the lane bed and between the gutter and lane bed. Each of the deflection means is also removably supported substantially vertically above the lane bed by the pin members. A pin clamping means is mounted to a lane bed support member and includes at least one slot, and preferably two slots which are slidingly engageable with the pin member. The bowling alley can serve as a conventional alley when the deflection means and the pin members are removed and as a carom bowling alley when the deflection means are supported in place.
A bowling alley comprising:
A bowling alley comprising:
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Bowling games
Term ended 25 Aug 2007 (estimated)
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to bowling alleys and, in particular, to bowling alleys which may be used by youngsters or other persons having a relatively low skill in bowling. In particular, this invention relates to a convertible bowling alley wherein deflection means are disposed along the alley gutters to provide a deflection surface for the bowling ball when it is directed toward the gutters and permits it to deflect onto the bowling alley to cause a higher knockdown of pins.
Bowling requires a great deal of skill to perfect. Usually after a certain age this skill is developed and enjoyment can be had. However, when a youngster or physically disabled person bowls on a standard bowling alley, the ball tends to go into the gutter an unusually large number of times, providing for a low score, and less enjoyment. It is thus desirable to provide a bowling alley which can enhance the score of the individual bowling and provide for greater enjoyment.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the convertible bowling alley of this invention;
FIG. 1(A) is a plan view of said bowling alley;
FIG. 2 is a break-a-way perspective view of the pin clamping means used in this invention;
The invention described herein is merely illustrative of exemplary embodiments of the invention. It should be understood that many embodiments of the present invention are possible.
FIGS. 1 and 1(A) show the use of this invention in a standard bowling alley, generally designated 20. The bowling alley 20 has a bowling lane bed 22 which includes an approach 24 and a foul line 26 at one end. A pin deck 28 is provided at the other end for supporting the bowling pins 30. A pair of elongated gutters, 32 and 34, run parallel to and abutting each side of the bowling lane bed 22.
This invention provides for a deflection means 36 removably disposed longitudinally along both sides of the lane bed 22 and outside of the gutters, 32 and 34. By the use of the term "outside" as used herein it is meant that the deflection means 36 lies substantially along a line joining the lane bed 22 and gutters 32 and 34. The deflection means 36 provides for the deflection of a bowling ball 38 rolled down the lane 22 and prevents the ball 38 from falling into the gutters, 32 or 34.