Bowling ball

• US 3,207,514 A
• Filed: 11/17/1961
• Issued: 09/21/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joseph L. Vickery
• Original Assignee: Joseph L. Vickery
• Inventors: Vickery, Joseph L.
• Application Number:
  US04/153,012
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• US Class Current: 473/126
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0001 Balls with finger holes, e.g. for bowling
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 70/70 Completely encapsulating inserts B29C70/86 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/54 Balls
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/14 Transparent

Claims

1. A BOWLING BALL HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL AND TRANSPARENT BODY PORTION COMPRISING WEIGHTED MEANS POSITIONED AT SUBSTANTAILLY THE CENTER OF SAID SPHERICAL BODY PORTION, A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED SUPPORT MEMBERS EXTENDING RADIALLY FROM SAID WEIGHTED MEANS, ORNAMENTAL MEMBERS MOUNTED ON THE FREE ENDS OF SAID ELONGATED SUPPORT MEMBERS IN SPACED RELATION FROM THE PERIPHERY OF SAID SPHERICAL BODY PORTION, A SHALLOW BORE ON THE PERIPHERY OF SAID SPHERICAL BODY PORTION AND A SECOND ELONGATED SUPPORT MEMBER EXTENDING FROM SAID WEIGHTED MEANS TO SAID SHALLOW BORE FOR SUPPORTING SAID WEIGHTED MEANS AT THE CENTER OF A MOLD IN THE PRODUCTION OF SAID BOWLING BALL.