US2541583A

US2541583A - Bowling game ball delivery device

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Publication number: US2541583A
Application number: US626645A
Authority: US
Inventors: Evard A Hayden
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-11-05
Filing date: 1945-11-05
Publication date: 1951-02-13
Anticipated expiration: 1968-02-13

Description

Feb. 13, 1951 E. A. HAYDEN 2,541,583

BOWLING GAME BALL DELIVERY DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

Feb. 13, 1951 EN 2,541,583

BOWLING GAME BALL DELIVERY DEVICE Filed Nov. 5, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 five/2 01?- 550mb? @4912 Patented Feb. 13, 1951 7' s.

Evard A. Hayden, Des plaincs, Ill. Application November 5, 1945, Serial No. 626.645

Claims. (01. ads-3s) 1. v M l 'Thi s invention'relate's in general to a bowling game" and ismore particularly described as a ball delivery device in' which conditions similar to those inan actual standard bowling game are Simulated. Y

.An' object of the invention is to provide means for delivering a bowling ball with a twisting or turning movement to give the ball a spin in either direction asit moves down the alley.

{A further object of the invention is to provide newand' improved means for engaging, releasing and imparting more or less speed to a bowling ball for a toy. bowling game. 4

Other .objects of the invention will appear in the specification or will. be apparent from the accompanying drawingsin which flgig. l is a perspective view'of a toy bowling game inaccordance-with this invention setup ioruse but with the pin spotter in pin engaging position;

Fig. 2. is a sectional view showing a connecting joint for the alley as taken on the line22 of Fi 1; t "Fig; 3 is a sectional view as taken on the line 3593 of Fig. 5 showing the pins with the pin spotting means in place; v v

f Fig. 4 is a sectional View illustrating the construction and variable movement of the ball delivgry means; s

spotting means as shown in Fig. 1;

f Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view as taken on the line 6--6 of Fig.4; and I Fig. 7 is a sectional view illustrating the ball holding and releasing means.

"'"In a toy'bowling game it is diflicult to provide a construction which will actually represent and resemble the conditions and problems as they appear in an actual bowling game. This may be due primarily to the fact that the pins, the alley or the ball are not truly representative of the proper proportions and sizes of the other parts and eleinents of the game. In the present game the alley, pins and the ball are intended to be proportional and accurately representative of the sizes and proportions of the parts as actually used- In addition, a simple pin spotting device is used in properly locating and positioning the pins so that strikesrailroads, spares, and splits may be obtained'as in the actual playingofa full size game. .Perhaps the greatest improve ment is in themeans for simulating the actual delivery of a bowling ball, as to speed, spinning of the ball in eitherlateral direction and modifying he ball'delivery.- All of these conditions can Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the pin UNITED STATES PATENT ;QFFlCE any particular player.

rial which is not subject to warping and itjis be changed at will depending upon the desirejof,

Referring now more particularly to the draw'-, ings,v a bowling alley. ID in accordance with'this invention, may consist of a single unitary length of board I I; which is preferably wall board of the composite type but maybe of any suitable mat supported and strengthened at its side edges by rails l 2 of wood or thelike secured thereto in any suitable manner as by fastenin screws [3 in; serted through the board into the supporting railsr v.End and'cross pieces l4 and I5 arealso' provided at suitable spaced distances tohold the board firmly in position. In one preferred size of the game the alley is about 12 feet or slightly more in length and if desired it may be divided in two sections as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, cone nected at their juncture'by bolts I6 which extend through adjacent end pieces I4}. the sections be f ing accurately aligned by dowel pins I! setup into corresponding openings [8 in the end pieces;

"Adjacent each end of the alley is a support.

. extremities of the legs 19 by bolt and 'wing nut fastening devices 24, the arrangement being such that either end of the cross piece 22 may be ad? justed relative to its adjacent leg to raise or lower that side of the alley when the cross piece ex tend below the end of the leg; With this a rangement either end of the alley may be sepa rately adjusted for levelling purposes which. makes it possible to properly set up the alley on an extremely uneven ground. I Secured to each side rail l2 and projecting out-J, wardlytherefrom is a longitudinally extending strip 25 having a groove 26 in its upper face to form aside gutter in which'balls will run when they pass off of the alley. These strips ars' e-f cured to the side rails by fastening bolts or screws 21 and supporting blocks 28 are also located at intervals suitably secured in place belowfth e strips 25. for additionally holding them in place. At the end of the alley are a number of bowling pins30, ten in number for a regularbowlingi game. which are preferably spotted or accuratelypositioned with respect to side boards3 l and a back board 32. Between the side boards and the alley the side' gutters 26 extend-into wider "side the frame spaced above the alley, a flexible member secured to the upper cross piece and extending below the lower cross piece, and a cotter pin at the lower end of the flexible member with its separable ends insertable in the bore of the ball and adapted to frictionally engage the sides of the bore, and the ball being delivered by raising it from the frame supported by the flexible member and releasing them, and allowing the ball to swing downwardly to engage the flexible member with the lower cross piece to discharge the ball from the cotter pin.

2. In a toy bowling game, a ball delivery means for a ball having a bore extendin inwardly and for imparting a curved path to the ball as it is delivered, said means comprising a frame mounted at the sides of the alley and extending upwardly therefrom with upper and lower cross pieces, the ball being less in diameter than the distance of the lower cross piece above the alley, a cotter pin frictional ball holder extending into the bore of the ball, a flexible cord member adapted to be twisted connected at its lower end to said cotter pin and connected to the upper cross piece at its upper end, the ball being delivered by raising it from the frame with the flexible member and allowing it to swing downwardly to contact the flexible member with the lower cross piece, dislodging the ball from the frictional holder, and the flexible member permitting a manual twisting movement of the ball and the member which is reversed as the ball is delivered to impart curved movement to the ball as it move-s along the alley.

3. In a bowlin game, ball delivery means for a ball having an inwardly extending bore, said ball delivery means comprising a frame pivoted at its lower end at the sides of an alley, the frame comprising two side pieces and upper and lower cross pieces, a support movable lengthwise on the upper crosspiece, a flexible member secured at its upper end to said support and depending below the lower cross piece, and a cotter pin frictional ball holding member at the lower end of the flexible member to engage in the bore of a ball, the ball being delivered by raising it from the frame at the end of the flexible member and allowing them to swing downwardly until the lower portion of the flexible member engages the lower cross piece, thereby dislodging the ball from the holding member and impelling it along the alley.

4. In a bowling game, a ball throwing device for a ball having an inwardly extending bore and comp-rising a pair of side pieces individually pivoted at the lower ends at the sides of an alley, a cross piece connecting the upper ends of the side pieces, a cross piece connecting the lower ends of the side pieces, the cross pieces being loosely mounted in the side pieces to permit a limited separate adjustment of the side pieces with respect to each other to correspondingly incline the cross pieces transversely of the alley, a frictional holder insertable in the bore of the ball, a flexible cord member secured to the frictional holder, and a support slidable on the upper cross piece to which the upper end of the flexible cord member is connected, the said cross pieces being adjustable with the side pieces to impart an angular across the alley movement to the ball from said device.

5. In a bowling ame, a ball having an inwardly extending outer bore, a throwing device for one end of an alley, comprising a pair of side pieces each adapted to be pivoted at its lower end to one side of the alley and inclinable forwardly and rearwardly from an upright position, upper and lower cross pieces connecting the side pieces, a support slidable longitudinally on the upper cross piece and freely rotatable thereon, a flexible member connected at its upper end to the support and adapted to be twisted and returning to its original condition when released, a cotter pin ball holding device at the lower end of the flexible member inserted into the bore of the ball and frictionally engaged therein, the ball being raised with the flexible member extended and allowed to swing against the lower cross piece to dislodge the ball from the frictional holding device to impel the ball along an alley, the path of the ball being selected by moving the upper holding sup-port to any desired position along the cross piece and a curve being imparted to the ball on the alley by turning the ball with the flexible member before they are released for imparting movement thereto.

6. In a toy bowling game, a ball throwing device comprising means for frictionally and releasably engaging a ball, an inclinable frame having side pieces pivotally mounted at the lower ends at the sides of an alley, a cross piece connecting the upper ends of the side pieces, a cross piece connecting the lower ends of the side pieces above the alley, the frame being adjustable from an upright position forwardly or rearwardly, a flexible cord attached at its upper end to the top cross piece and adapted to be twisted and to return to its original condition when released and the lower end connected to the frictional and releasable means for engaging a ball, the ball being delivered by raising it from the frame with the flexible cord and allowing it to swing downward to contact the flexible cord with the lower cross piece, dislodging the ball from the frictional ball engaging means, the rolling movement of the ball being modified by the forward or rearward inclination of the frame when the ball is released from the flexible cord, and the cord being rotatable to impart a curved movement to the ball as it moves along the alley.

EVARD A. HAYDEN.

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