Bowling alley return and storage rack
US5624322A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63D5/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A bowling alley ball return and storage rack includes an infeed track and a pair of parallel generally horizontal storage racks disposed on opposite sides of the infeed track. An S-shaped member acts as a stop for directing a first bowling ball to a first of the storage racks and for positioning the ball therein so that a subsequently returned ball will be deflected by the first ball into the opposite storage rack. The ball return and storage rack includes an infeed track which is generally parallel to and forms a part of the storage racks. This infeed track has a slight downward slope of about 1.degree. from horizontal to bring the bowling balls toward the opposite end thereof. The storage racks also include inner and outer rails, i.e., metallic tubular members which are covered with a nylon 6 coating.
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