US3149839A
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Bowler's weighted counterbalancer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-19
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1982-04-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Flora S Materia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:54
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63D; A63D5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A BOWLER''S COUNTERBALANCE CONSISTING OF A PADDED PANEL OF A PLIABLE MATERIAL ADAPTED TO BE FASTENED TO THE FREE HAND AND WRIST OF A BOWLER, SAID PANEL INCLUDING A HAND PORTION AND A WRIST PORTION, SAID HAND PORTION BEING OF A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE LATERAL WIDTH OF THE HAND, SAID WRIST PORTION BEING WIDER THAN SAID HAND PORTION AND SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WRIST FOR ENGAGEMENT THEREABOUT, ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID HAND PORTION, ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID WRIST PORTION, AND FASTENER MEANS FOR SECURING SAID PANEL TO THE HAND AND WRIST OF A BOWLER WITH THE HAND PORTION OVERLYING THE BACK OF THE HAND AND WITH THE WRIST PORTION ENCIRCLING THE WRIST, SAID WEIGHTS BEING SPACED ABOVE AND BELOW THAT PORTION OF THE PANEL CORRESPONDING TO THE WRIST JOINT SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A FREE FLEXING OF THE BOWLER''S HAND.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A BOWLER''S COUNTERBALANCE CONSISTING OF A PADDED PANEL OF A PLIABLE MATERIAL ADAPTED TO BE FASTENED TO THE FREE HAND AND WRIST OF A BOWLER, SAID PANEL INCLUDING A HAND PORTION AND A WRIST PORTION, SAID HAND PORTION BEING OF A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE LATERAL WIDTH OF THE HAND, SAID WRIST PORTION BEING WIDER THAN SAID HAND PORTION AND SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WRIST FOR ENGAGEMENT THEREABOUT, ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID HAND PORTION, ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID WRIST PORTION, AND FASTENER MEANS FOR SECURING SAID PANEL TO THE HAND AND WRIST OF A BOWLER WITH THE HAND PORTION OVERLYING THE BACK OF THE HAND AND WITH THE WRIST PORTION ENCIRCLING THE WRIST, SAID WEIGHTS BEING SPACED ABOVE AND BELOW THAT PORTION OF THE PANEL CORRESPONDING TO THE WRIST JOINT SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A FREE FLEXING OF THE BOWLER''S HAND.
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