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Bowling ball

Assignee: Stowe Woodward LLC
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Filing: 1964-10-20
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Granted: 1968-01-23
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Expires: 1984-10-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Twickler George Herman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 19:51
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B37/00; A63B37/0001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 324 words
A BOWLING BALL COMPRISING AN OUTER VENEER AND AN INNER CORE, SAID VENEER BEING A SHELL HAVING AN EXTERIOR SPHERICAL SURFACE AND AN INTERIOR SPHERICAL FACE, SAID CORE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID AND HAVING AN EXTERIOR SPHERICAL FACE, AT LEAST ONE INLAY INCLUDING AN ANCHOR PORTION AND A FLANGE PORTION, SAID FLANGE PORTION HAVING AN INNER FACE EMBEDDED IN SAID EXTERIOR FACE OF SAID CORE AND AN OUTER FACE EMBEDDED IN SAID INTERIOR FACE OF SAID VENEER AND BEING AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN SAID CORE AND SAID VENEER, SAID ANCHOR PORTION HAVING SIDE FACES THAT ARE CONVERGENTLY TAPERED AWAY FROM SAID FLANGE PORTION TOWARD SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID VENEER AND AN EXTERIOR SURFACE THAT IS FLUSH WITH SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID VENEER, SAID FLANGE PORTION ENTIRELY SURROUNDING THE INNER EXTREMITY OF SAID ANCHOR PORTION, SAID FLANGE PORTION BEING CHARACTERIZED BY A SERIES OF INTERFACE OPENINGS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FLANGE PORTION FROM SAID INNER FACE OF SAID FLANGE PORTION TO SAID OUTER FEAC OF SAID FLANGE PORTION, SAID SERIES OF INTERFACE OPENINGS SURROUNDING SAID INNER EXTREMITIES OF SAID ANCHOR PORTION, THE MATERIAL OF SAID CORE BEING POLYMERIZED, THE MATERIAL OF SAID INLAY BEING POLYMERIZED, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER AND SAID MATERIAL OF SAID INLAY AT THE INTERFACE THEREBETWEEN BEING FUSED, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID CORE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY INTO SAID INTERFACE OPENINGS AND SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER EXTENDING INWARDLY INTO SAID INTERFACE OPENINGS, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID CORE AND SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER BEING IN CONTACT WITHIN SAID INTERFACE OPENINGS, THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID VENEER AND THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID ANCHOR PORTION BEING GROUND AND POLISHED, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID INLAY AND SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER BEING OF DIFFERENT COLORS, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY HEAVIER AND HARDER THAN SAID MATERIAL OF SAID CORE, SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID ANCHOR PORTION OF SAID INSERT APPEARING AS A SYMBOL VISUALLY CONTRASTING WITH SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID VENEER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 324 words
A BOWLING BALL COMPRISING AN OUTER VENEER AND AN INNER CORE, SAID VENEER BEING A SHELL HAVING AN EXTERIOR SPHERICAL SURFACE AND AN INTERIOR SPHERICAL FACE, SAID CORE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID AND HAVING AN EXTERIOR SPHERICAL FACE, AT LEAST ONE INLAY INCLUDING AN ANCHOR PORTION AND A FLANGE PORTION, SAID FLANGE PORTION HAVING AN INNER FACE EMBEDDED IN SAID EXTERIOR FACE OF SAID CORE AND AN OUTER FACE EMBEDDED IN SAID INTERIOR FACE OF SAID VENEER AND BEING AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN SAID CORE AND SAID VENEER, SAID ANCHOR PORTION HAVING SIDE FACES THAT ARE CONVERGENTLY TAPERED AWAY FROM SAID FLANGE PORTION TOWARD SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID VENEER AND AN EXTERIOR SURFACE THAT IS FLUSH WITH SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID VENEER, SAID FLANGE PORTION ENTIRELY SURROUNDING THE INNER EXTREMITY OF SAID ANCHOR PORTION, SAID FLANGE PORTION BEING CHARACTERIZED BY A SERIES OF INTERFACE OPENINGS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FLANGE PORTION FROM SAID INNER FACE OF SAID FLANGE PORTION TO SAID OUTER FEAC OF SAID FLANGE PORTION, SAID SERIES OF INTERFACE OPENINGS SURROUNDING SAID INNER EXTREMITIES OF SAID ANCHOR PORTION, THE MATERIAL OF SAID CORE BEING POLYMERIZED, THE MATERIAL OF SAID INLAY BEING POLYMERIZED, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER AND SAID MATERIAL OF SAID INLAY AT THE INTERFACE THEREBETWEEN BEING FUSED, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID CORE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY INTO SAID INTERFACE OPENINGS AND SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER EXTENDING INWARDLY INTO SAID INTERFACE OPENINGS, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID CORE AND SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER BEING IN CONTACT WITHIN SAID INTERFACE OPENINGS, THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID VENEER AND THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID ANCHOR PORTION BEING GROUND AND POLISHED, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID INLAY AND SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER BEING OF DIFFERENT COLORS, SAID MATERIAL OF SAID VENEER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY HEAVIER AND HARDER THAN SAID MATERIAL OF SAID CORE, SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID ANCHOR PORTION OF SAID INSERT APPEARING AS A SYMBOL VISUALLY CONTRASTING WITH SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID VENEER.

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