Automatic lifter for bowling

Claim 1

A bowler''s lifting device for aiding in throwing a bowling ball down an alley, said device comprising: a. a wristband, b. a hand appendage support means having a structural configuration which tightly fits around at least one of the bowler''s fingers at the finger section contiguous to the palm of the hand, c. the structural configuration of said support means being effective to maintain support of the fingers when the bowler''s hand is in the relaxed condition, d. at least one substantially flat elastic member fixedly attached at one end thereof to the wristband and connected at the other end thereof to the hand appendage support means so that the elastic member is flatly disposed along the palm of the bowler''s hand, e. said elastic member having a length sufficient to maintain the elastic member in a relaxed condition when the bowler''s hand is relaxed and still effective to maintain the elastic member under tension when the bowler''s fingers are placed in the holes of a bowling ball, f. said wristband, hand appendage support means and elastic member defining an open structural configuration to allow the upper portions of the bowler''s fingers and a portion of the bowler''s palms to be in contact with a bowling ball which gives the bowler a natural feeling when gripping a bowling ball.