No-slide pin spot
AssigneePinsetter Parts Plus, LLC
InventorScott J. Thorson
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Abstract
An easily installed frictional bowling pin spot and a method of installing frictional pin spots on the pin deck of a bowling lane are disclosed. The preferred frictional pin spot is preferably a thin, circular polyurethane piece having a high coefficient of friction and packed with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The pin spot increases the friction between a bowling pin and the pin deck thereby decreasing the likelihood of bowling pins hit by a ball or other pin sliding out of position instead of being knocked over.
Claims10
An anti-skid system for bowling pins, the system comprising:
- a bowling lane pin deck having a planar upper surface;
- a plurality of anti-skid pin spots secured to the planar surface of the pin deck by adhesive, each of the pin spots being formed from a sheet material having an upper surface with a dynamic coefficient of friction greater than that of the pin deck.
A method of providing an anti-skid surface for bowling pins placed on a planar upper surface of a bowling lane pin deck, the method comprising the steps of:
- i. providing a plurality of frictional material pieces each having an upper, bowling pin support surface having a higher coefficient of dynamic friction than the planar pin deck surface;
- ii. cleaning the planar pin deck surface with a non-residue leaving agent;
- iii. applying the frictional material pieces directly to the planar pin deck surface in at least one bowling pin receiving location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.