System for duplicating bowling ball finger and thumb holes
OwnerGary Damoninventor
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Abstract
A system for transferring finger and thumb hole locations from a first bowling ball having finger and thumb holes to a second bowling ball which employs a transparent template marked to show the hole locations and the location of the first bowling ball positive axis point. The template is applied to the second bowling ball and that ball marked through the marks indicating the hole locations.
Claims15
A method for transferring finger and thumb hole locations from a first bowling ball having finger and thumb holes to a second bowling ball, said method comprising the steps of:
- placing a substantially transparent template into engagement with said first bowling ball, said template having an inner surface with a configuration generally conforming to the outer surface of said first bowling ball;
- positioning said template relative to said first bowling ball so that the template covers the finger and thumb holes and positive axis point of said first bowling ball;
- after said positioning step, marking the locations of said first bowling ball finger and thumb holes and positive axis point on said template;
- removing the template from said first bowling ball;
- placing the template in a transfer position relative to said second bowling ball with the mark on the template designating the location of the first bowling ball positive axis point over the positive axis point of said second bowling ball and the template in engagement with the second bowling ball;
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- while maintaining the template in engagement with the second bowling ball in said transfer position, marking said second bowling ball at locations corresponding to the locations of the marks designating the locations of the first bowling ball finger and thumb holes.
Apparatus for transferring finger and thumb hole locations from a first bowling ball having finger and thumb holes to a second bowling ball, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a substantially transparent template for sequential placement on said first bowling ball and on said second bowling ball, said template having an inner surface with a configuration generally conforming to the outer surfaces of said first bowling ball and said second bowling ball;
- finger and thumb hole marker elements on said template, said finger and thumb hole marker elements being spaced from one another and at locations on said template corresponding to the locations of the first bowling ball finger and thumb holes;
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- a positive axis point marker element spaced from the finger and thumb hole marker elements and corresponding to the location of the positive axis point of said first bowling ball, at least some of said marker elements being adhesively secured to said template.
Apparatus for transferring finger and thumb hole locations from a first bowling ball having finger and thumb holes to a second bowling ball, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a substantially transparent template for sequential placement on said first bowling ball and on said second bowling ball, said template having an inner surface with a configuration generally conforming to the outer surfaces of said first bowling ball and said second bowling ball;
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- finger and thumb hole marker elements on said template, said finger and thumb hole marker elements being spaced from one another and at locations on said template corresponding to the locations of the first bowling ball finger and thumb holes, said finger and thumb hole marker elements being circular and of a size substantially corresponding to the size of the finger and thumb holes of said first bowling ball.
Apparatus for transferring finger and thumb hole locations from a first bowling ball having finger and thumb holes to a second bowling ball, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a substantially transparent template for sequential placement on said first bowling ball and on said second bowling ball, said template having an inner surface with a configuration generally conforming to the outer surfaces of said first bowling ball and said second bowling ball;
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- finger and thumb hole marker elements on said template, said finger and thumb hole marker elements being spaced from one another and at locations on said template corresponding to the locations of the first bowling ball finger and thumb holes, and said template having apertures formed therein at at least some of said marker elements.
Apparatus for transferring finger and thumb hole locations from a first bowling ball having finger and thumb holes to a second bowling ball, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- substantially transparent template for sequential placement on said first bowling ball and on said second bowling ball, said template having an inner surface with a configuration generally conforming to the outer surfaces of said first bowling ball and said second bowling ball;
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- finger and thumb hole marker elements on said template, said finger and thumb hole marker elements being spaced from one another and at locations on said template corresponding to the locations of the first bowling ball finger and thumb holes, said template having orienting indicia thereon for guiding the user in the positioning of the template relative to said first bowling ball finger and thumb holes, said orienting indicia including an elongated orienting mark and at least one opening formed in said template along said elongated orienting mark.
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