Protective lining for bowling alley
AssigneeMendes Inc.
InventorLucien Rochefort
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Abstract
A bowling alley having at least one elongated bowling ball runway, at least one downwardly offset concave gutter sidewisely depending from the runway, and at least one upwardly offset partition bar sidewisely depending from the opposite side edge of the gutter. A first wear-resistant semi-rigid protecting capping removably covers the upper portion of the partition bar. A second wear-resistant flexible protecting lining removably covers the top face of the gutter. Each of the capping and lining further has lengthwise ridges, whereby should the bowling ball engage the gutter or the bar, the ridges will bias the bowling ball travel in a path parallel to the elongated runway while prolonging the useful lifetime of the bowling alley. The cappings and linings also decrease the noise produced by the bowling balls.
Claims9
For use in a conventional make bowling alley having at least one elongated runway, at least one downwardly offset concave gutter sidewisely depending from said runway, and at least one upwardly offset partition bar sidewisely depending from the side edge of said gutter opposite said runway, a first wear-resistant semi-rigid protecting member for removably covering the upper portion of said partition bar, and a second wear-resistant flexible protecting member for removably covering the top face of said gutter;
- wherein each of said first and second protecting members further have guide means whereby should the ball inadvertently engage said gutter or said bar, said guide means will bias the bowling ball to travel in a path parallel to said elongated runway, said guide means furthermore prolonging the useful lifetime of said bowling alley.
In combination, a bowling alley of conventional make having at least one elongated runway, at least one downwardly offset concave gutter sidewisely depending from said runway, and at least one upwardly offset partition bar sidewisely depending from the side edge of said gutter opposite said runway, a first wear-resistant semi-rigid protecting member for removably covering the upper portion of said partition bar, and a second wear-resistant flexible protecting member for removably covering the top face of said gutter;
- wherein each of said first and second protecting members further has guide means whereby should the ball inadvertently engage said gutter or said bar, said guide means will bias the bowling ball to travel in a path parallel to said elongated runway, said guide means furthermore prolonging the useful lifetime of said bowling alley.
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