Bowling lane conditioning machine with single head dispenser

A bowling lane maintenance apparatus comprising:

• dressing means operable for applying lane dressing to a bowling lane as said apparatus is propelled therealong;
• drive means operable for propelling said apparatus along the bowling lane;
• and
• control means for controlling the operation of said dressing and drive means,
• said dressing means including
• a lane dressing reservoir,
• applicator means operable for receiving lane dressing and for applying lane dressing so received to the bowling lane as said apparatus is propelled therealong, said applicator means presenting a longitudinal axis extending transversely relative to the direction of movement of said apparatus and thereby transversely to the bowling lane, and
• delivery means for delivering lane dressing from said reservoir to said applicator means including
• a single delivery head longitudinally shiftable relative to said applicator means and having structure defining a nozzle configured for discharging lane dressing onto said applicator means as said head shifts therealong,
• shifting means for controllably shifting said head and nozzle along substantially the entire length of said applicator means, and
• pump means for controllably pumping lane dressing from said reservoir to said nozzle,
• said control means including means for controlling said shifting means and pumping means in order to coordinate said shifting and pumping thereof for delivering lane dressing to locations on said applicator means, and thereby to the bowling lane, in accordance with a predetermined pattern.