Manually operated bowling apparatus
US5575718A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63D2005/083
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A manually operated bowling apparatus is provided for use with a bowling lane and a bowling ball and includes a support assembly which includes leg members which straddle an end portion of the bowling lane assembly. The apparatus also includes an overhead support member supported by the leg members. A tether guide plate is supported by the support assembly at a position between the overhead support member and the bowling lane. The tether guide plate includes ten pin-tether guide apertures arrayed in a triangular pin-set arrangement. A pin guide assembly includes a pin-guide plate suspended by a plurality of flexible support cables from a first winch assembly supported by the overhead support member. The pin-guide plate includes ten pin-guide apertures arrayed in a triangular pin-set arrangement. The pin-tether guide apertures and the pin-guide apertures are in registration with each other. A set of ten bowling pin assemblies are connected to a second winch assembly supported by the overhead support member. Each of the bowling pin assemblies includes a bowling pin member and a pin tether connected between the bowling pin member and the second winch assembly. The pin tethers are thre…
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