Bowling ball abrader and polisher system and method
AssigneeGary L. Smania
InventorsGary Louis Smania, John M. Brandt
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Abstract
A bowling ball abrader and polisher utilizes cooperative rotational inter-engagement between a cup-shaped abrading an polishing tool and a non-motorized rotating ball holder assembly to obtain even, concentric abrasion patterns on a bowling ball surface. Upon placement of a bowling ball in a ball cradling surface formed in the rotating ball holder, application of the rotating abrading and polishing tool on the surface of the bowling ball causes a corresponding rotation of the bowling ball using the non-motorized rotating ball holder, which enables the outer surface of the bowling ball to be more uniformly abraded and polished.
Claims12
A bowling ball abrader and polisher comprising:
- a cup-shaped tool having a central axis and an inner cavity, said inner cavity conforming in curvature of substantially over one fifth of the outer surface of a bowling ball;
- a fabric, foam center abrasive pad which is substantially 6 inches in diameter attached to said cup-shaped tool and extending in a substantially uniform manner over said inner cavity;
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- a non-motorized rotating ball holder assembly comprising:
- a rotatable top case having a ball cradling surface formed in an upper surface of said rotatable top case, said cradling surface conforming in curvature to said outer surface of the bowling ball, and
- a stationary base attached to said rotatable top case in a mariner enabling relative rotation between said rotatable top case and said stationary base, wherein said rotating ball holder cooperatively rotationally inter-engages
- with said cup-shaped tool upon placement of said outer surface of the bowling ball within said inner cavity and receipt of said outer surface of the bowling ball by said inner ball cradling surface.
A method of abrading and polishing a bowling ball, which comprises;
- (a) placing the bowling ball upon a non-motorized rotating ball holder assembly;
- (b) attaching a cup-shaped tool having an inner abrasive surface of substantially over one fifth of the outer surface of a bowling ball, to a power drill;
- (c) applying the inner abrasive surface against an outer surface of the bowling ball placed upon the non-motorized rotating ball holder assembly and initiating rotation of the cup-shaped tool;
- (d) inducing rotation of the bowling ball by maintaining the inner abrasive surface in rotational abrading contact with the outer surface of the bowling ball;
- (e) displacing the bowling ball a first time within the non-motorized ball holder assembly by rotating the ball 180 degrees and repeating steps (c) and (d);
- (f) displacing the bowling ball a second time within the non-motorized rotating ball holder assembly by rotating the ball 90 degrees and repeating steps (c) and (d);
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- (g) displacing the bowling ball a third time within the non-motorized rotating ball holder assembly by rotating the ball 180 degrees and repeating steps (c) and (d).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.