EP0636394B1 - Piste de bowling - Google Patents

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EP0636394B1
EP0636394B1 EP94110174A EP94110174A EP0636394B1 EP 0636394 B1 EP0636394 B1 EP 0636394B1 EP 94110174 A EP94110174 A EP 94110174A EP 94110174 A EP94110174 A EP 94110174A EP 0636394 B1 EP0636394 B1 EP 0636394B1
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bowling alley
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alley
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Arnaldo Sorci
Ettore Mingarelli
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63D—BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS
    • A63D1/00—Installations for bowling games, e.g. bowling-alleys or bocce courts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63D—BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS
    • A63D15/00—Billiards, e.g. carom billiards or pocket billiards; Billiard tables

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  • the present invention relates to an improved bowling alley.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a new playing structure for playing a number of games that share features of the above mentioned games, i.e. billiard and bowls.
  • Document US-A-1 946 232 teaches of a game apparatus for outdoor recreation upon which may be played on a larger scale a ball game in simulation of the game of billiards
  • the apparatus disclosed by US-A-1 946 232 comprises a rectangular court, equipped with a fabric covering and provided with traps or pockets, delimited by rails equipped with a rubber strip.
  • Another outdoor game apparatus presenting a playing field simulating a billiard table is disclosed in US-A1 950 ⁇ 221.
  • the field delimiting rails are equipped with resilient strips of rubber for rebound of the balls.
  • the invention refers to a quite large size structure resembling in part that of a billiard table but which is comparable with a bowling alley or lane, realized with proper materials and techniques, where a player throws the balls or the bowls standing upon the playing lane, using balls about as large as conventional bowls, but with the opportunity of playing with an improved accuracy and of taking advantage of the ball bouncing or rebounding as it happens in billiard games, using for example the rules of the billiard games in which the balls are hand-thrown.
  • the bowling alley consists of a substantialley rectangular playing field comprising a reinforced concrete bed or sill 1 upon which prefabricated panels 2 stand forming a level playing surface.
  • the concrete bed 1 is resting on a platform slightly protruding from a ground floor.
  • Panels 2 are provided with plate-screw adjusting devices for a perfect leveling of the surface.
  • each of such devices comprises a screw 3, a lower plate 3a mounted at the end of the screw 3 and in contact with the bed 1, and an upper plate 3b partially embedded into the underside of the panel 2 and provided with an threaded hole for receiving the screw 3.
  • the panel has a through hole for housing the screw so that it does not protrude above the panel upper surface.

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  1. Une piste de bowling rectangulaire comprenant une surface de jeu de niveau (1,2) recouverte d'un tapis à faible friction (4) collé sur la surface de jeu, et deux paires de rebords élastiques (5), opposés et en saillie, munis, dans les coins se croisant des rebords et dans une position intermédiaire des deux rebords (5) les plus longs, de poches (13), caractérisée en ce qu'une bande métallique arquée (8) est fixée à la face supérieure desdits rebords (5), de manière à empêcher les boules (7) de s'échapper du champ de jeu, dans le cas où elles viennent frapper les rebords à grande vitesse.
  2. Une piste de bowling selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que chacun desdits rebords en saillie est muni de dispositifs de blocage à vis (2a, 2b, 2c) pour fixer les rebords à la surface de jeu.
  3. Une piste de bowling selon al revendication 2, caractérisée en ce qu'un profilé (6) en matériau élastomère est monté sur la face regardant vers l'intérieur des rebords (5), sur toute leur longueur, pour permettre le rebond des boules (7) sous un angle égal à l'angle incident.
  4. Une piste de bowling selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que des lampes (10) sont fixées à la surface inférieure desdites bandes de protection arquées (8).
  5. Une piste de bowling selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que le bord libre de ladite bande de protection (8) est recouvert par un profilé arrondi (11).
  6. Une piste de bowling selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que ledit profilé (6) est fixé aux rebords (5), au moyen d'éléments complémentaires découpés en forme de demi-queue d'aronde.
  7. Une piste de bowling selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que ledit matériau élastomère est du caoutchouc naturel ou synthétique.
  8. Une piste de bowling selon les revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite surface de jeu comprend une couche de béton (1) et une pluralité de panneaux préfabriqués adjacents (2) recouvrant ladite couche de béton, chacun étant muni de dispositifs (3, 3a, 3b) pour mettre de niveau la surface de jeu.
  9. Une piste de bowling selon les revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que des canaux (16) sont prévus le long des rebords (5) pour le retour des boules (7).
  10. Une piste de bowling selon les revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'un banc pour les joueurs et/ou les spectateurs est monté sur ladite couche de béton (1).
EP94110174A 1993-07-14 1994-06-30 Piste de bowling Expired - Lifetime EP0636394B1 (fr)

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CH2126/93 1993-07-14
CH212693 1993-07-14

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FR2741679B1 (fr) * 1995-11-27 1998-02-13 Meubles Aubel Dispositif de fixation a enture en queue d'aronde de bandes amovibles pour billards transformables
GB2439288A (en) * 2006-06-22 2007-12-27 Peter Hanslip Outdoor pool game

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GB207914A (en) * 1922-09-19 1923-12-13 William Oliver Improved appliances for playing floor billiards or bagatelle
US1946232A (en) * 1930-09-24 1934-02-06 Clair A Olsen Game apparatus
US1950221A (en) * 1931-07-06 1934-03-06 Charles H Buckler Game apparatus
BE386185A (fr) * 1932-01-14 1932-03-31
US4579342A (en) * 1984-11-09 1986-04-01 Mortensen Charles A Game table

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ITTO940143V0 (it) 1994-07-05
IT232491Y1 (it) 2000-01-10
EP0636394A1 (fr) 1995-02-01
DE69405662D1 (de) 1997-10-23
ITTO940143U1 (it) 1996-01-05

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