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US 5,489,241 AGranted
Ultraviolet light illuminated bowling game
AssigneeBrunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation
InventorBrent Perrier
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Abstract
A novel element is added to a bowling game by incorporating an intraviolet light sensitive dye or pigment in a bowling surface (24), a gutter (25), a bowling ball (26), and/or a bowling pin (28). A bowling establishment (10) is provided with an ultraviolet light source (50), (52), which, when conventional lighting, (42), (44), (46) is dimmed and/or turned off, will cause the ultraviolet light sensitive dye or pigment to fluoresce such that the components (24), (26), (30) fluoresce and glow to provide a pleasing effect attractive to bowlers.
Claims7
A bowling lane comprising;
- an elongated structure having an upper flat surface intended to support balls rolled by a bowler and flanked by gutters;
- a film covering substantially the entirety of a selected part of said upper surface;
- an adhesive interposed between said film and said upper surface for adhering said film to said upper surface;
- an ultraviolet light sensitive dye or pigment incorporated in said lane in an area extending between said gutters;
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- an ultraviolet light source for impinging ultraviolet light on said lane;
- whereby said dye or pigment will fluoresce to illuminate by said fluorescence said substantially the entirety of said selected part.
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A bowling lane comprising;
- an elongated structure including an upper, planar surface on which bowling balls may be rolled and flanked by gutters;
- an ultraviolet light sensitive dye or pigment on said structure so as to be visible at said surface when fluorescing and covering substantially the entirety of a selected area of said surface extending between said gutters;
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- a selectively operable source of ultraviolet light directed at said selected area;
- whereby said substantially the entirety of a selected area of said surface will be illuminated by fluorescence of said dye or pigment when said source is operating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.