Compartmentalized bowling ball bags and stands therefor

Claim 2

eAn improved bowling ball bag: said bag having a bowling ball stand therein; said stand dividing said bag into compartments; first bag entrance means for obtAining access to each of said compartments individually; second bag entrance means for obtaining access to said compartments collectively; and access openings in said stand aligned with said first and second bag entrance means to complete the access to one of the compartments through said entrances.

Claim 3

The improved bowling ball bag of claim 1 wherein: said stand has an inverted U-shaped cross section with a platform portion; wall-like legs descending downward from opposite sides of said platform portion; and said legs resting on the inside bottom of said bag. 3. The improved bowling ball bag of claim 2 wherein said platform and said wall-like legs are integrally related. 4. The improved bowling ball bag of claim 3 wherein said access openings include a side aperture in at least one of said wall-like legs. 5. The improved bowling ball bag of claim 4 wherein: said first entrance means comprises an end flap opening aligned with the end of said stand to complete access to the said one compartment; and wherein said second entrance means comprises a side flap which opens to expose the platform portion of said stand and which opening is aligned with said side aperture. 6. The improved bowling ball bag of claim 4 wherein said first entrance means comprises a side subflap opening aligned with said side aperture, and wherein said second entrance means comprises a side flap which opens to expose the platform portion of said stand and said side aperture. 7. A universal bowling ball stand for use in bowling ball bags having opening on either the sides, ends or top: said stand having a one-piece inverted trough shape with an integrally formed platform section and wall-like leg sections descending downward from said platform section; said bowling ball stand comprising depression means on said platform section for receiving said bowling ball, strengthening ridges located along said platform section parallel to the ends of said stand; The ends of said stand being open; and aperture means in at least one of said leg sections to enable access therethrough. 8. The bowling ball stand of claim 7 wherein said wall-like leg sections terminate in bottom flanges.