Bumper bowling game and erratically rollable weighted bowling ball
US5358448A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S273/20
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A bumper bowling game includes an elongated bowling lane and a pair of gutters alongside of the lane. The game also includes a foul line and pin deck at opposite ends of the lane and a plurality of pins on the pin deck. A pair of bumpers temporarily block the gutters to prevent a bowling ball from falling into the gutters. The gutters also redirect a bowling ball which strikes them toward the pins. The game also includes a bowling ball which includes a plurality of finger holes and an eccentric weight for causing the ball to follow an erratic path. The weight may be a fixed weight, free moving within a hollow core, or pendulum-like.
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