US3730241A - Bowling ball, bag and shoe rack - Google Patents

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US3730241A
US3730241A US00170942A US3730241DA US3730241A US 3730241 A US3730241 A US 3730241A US 00170942 A US00170942 A US 00170942A US 3730241D A US3730241D A US 3730241DA US 3730241 A US3730241 A US 3730241A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/0046—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for bowling

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  • the bottom of the bag is a plastic element forming a ball retaining cup [52] US. Cl................., etc/52 A, 190/51, 211/14
  • the legs of the shoe rack terminate in feet which removably en gage the rged into the sockets by the spring action of the rack structure.
  • the invention comprises a side opening shoe bag having a zipper extending around the sides and top of one side panel of the bag.
  • the bottom of the bag is a molded plastic pane] having a peripheral flange to which underturned portions of the sides of the bag are sewn.
  • the bag bottom is of molded plastic construction and incorporates a ball retaining cup, a series of sockets extending laterally in from the side edges of said ball retaining cup, and a peripheral flange.
  • a bowling shoe rack removably retained within the bag has a rack portion positioned above the ball and downwardly extending legs with feet which engage the sockets in the bag bottom holding the rack in place.
  • the construction of said rack is such that the legs are biased inwardly so as to hold its feet within the sockets in the ball rack.
  • a primary advantage of the invention lies in the fact that the ball rack is an integral portion of the bottom of ball rack portion thereof will rest directly upon the surface upon which the bag is placed.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bag of the invention in the open position illustrating the molded bag bottom and removable shoe rack of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a vertical cross section of a bag bottom of the invention illustrating the sockets which engage the
  • a bag 1 of the invention is made up of two side panels 3 and 4, two end panels 5 and 6, and a top 7.
  • the end panels 5 and 6 and the top 7 form an integral piece of material extending from the left side of the bag across the top and down the right side.
  • the bottom-l0 of the invention is a rigid plastic element molded to form a ball retaining cup 11 and four laterally extending tubular sockets 12.
  • the shoe rack 15 of the invention includes a top shelf-like portion 14 made up of a series of four horizontally extending heavy wire elements 16 which bend downwardly at the ends and join a cross brace 17.
  • the two outside elements 16 of the rack extend downwardly from the brace 17 forming four supporting legs l8a-d.
  • the legs 18 of the rack turn inwardly at the bottom forming feet. 19a-d.
  • the heavy rack 15 is shaped so that the legs 18 must be urged apart in order that the feet 19 may enter the sockets 12. This natural bias on the part of the rack serves to keep the feet l9securely within the sockets l2 and maintain the shoe rack in place. I
  • the bottom 10 of the bag is molded to provide a ball retaining cup 11 and a generally circular base 20 directly beneath.
  • the ball retaining cup 11 upon which the entire assembly can rest. This construction relieves the peripheral portionsof the bag bottom 10 of any ball supporting function when the bag is set down upon a sporting surface.
  • the sides 3 and 4 of the bag and the end panels 5 and 6 are all attached to the molded plastic bag bottom 10 i via a zipper 2 which extends around the sides and top of I the side panel 3 of the bag.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the relationship of the stitching 22 Q to the inwardly turned edges 23 of the side and end panels of the bag. 1, as well as the ball retaining cup 11 of the base 10 and the sockets 12 which retain feet 19 of the shoe rack 15 as explained above.
  • the shoe rack 15 may be removed from the bag of the invention by merely spreading the legs 18 thereof until the feet 19 disengage from the sockets 12 in the bag base 10.
  • a bowling ball bag with removable shoe rack comprising;
  • said rack having means for engaging said bag bottom and holding said rack in place
  • said bag bottom comprising a molded plastic element integrally including,
  • said means for attachment of said bag sides to said bag bottom comprises flange portions of said bag bottom extending outwardly from a ball retainer and further including under-turned portions of said bag sides adjacent said flange portions, and
  • said shoe rack comprises a wire rack having a plurality-of wire downwardly therefrom
  • said means for engaging said bag bottom and holding said rack in place includes a foot at the end of each of said legs, and
  • said integral means for receiving said engaging means comprises a plurality of apertures in said bag bottom each adapted to receive therein one of said feet, and
  • wire legs are resilient and set to bias said feet into said apertures.

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US4188990A (en) * 1978-03-13 1980-02-19 Ross Josef A Bowling ball carrier insert

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US2860681A (en) * 1957-12-12 1958-11-18 Goff Loman H Le Bowling bag
US3029855A (en) * 1960-05-09 1962-04-17 Thomas L Telford Bowler's ball and shoe case
US3525440A (en) * 1968-07-22 1970-08-25 Robert F Anderson Bowling ball stand
US3534865A (en) * 1968-10-07 1970-10-20 James D Holliman Garment support

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US2860681A (en) * 1957-12-12 1958-11-18 Goff Loman H Le Bowling bag
US3029855A (en) * 1960-05-09 1962-04-17 Thomas L Telford Bowler's ball and shoe case
US3525440A (en) * 1968-07-22 1970-08-25 Robert F Anderson Bowling ball stand
US3534865A (en) * 1968-10-07 1970-10-20 James D Holliman Garment support

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US4188990A (en) * 1978-03-13 1980-02-19 Ross Josef A Bowling ball carrier insert

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