US2634977A - Pendulum ball and bowling pin apparatus - Google Patents

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2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Williqm 0. Hunter W. D. H UNTER PENDULUM BALL AND BOWLING PIN APPARATUS April 14, 1953 Filed Aug. 7, 1950 April 14, 1953 w. D. HUNTER PENDULUM BALL AND BOWLING PIN APPARATUS 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Fig. 3

Filed Aug. 7, 1950 William 0- Hunter IN V EN TOR.

Patented Apr. 14, 1953 Y UNITED STATE PENDULUM BALL AND' BOWLING PIN APPARATUS William D. Hunter, Detroit, Ml'cl1i Application August 7, 1950, Serial No; 178,065

2 Claims; (Cl. 2 73 -40) l The present invention relates to improvements in recreational apparatus, and more particularly to a simulated bowling game for use-in recreation rooms and the like.

An object of the present invention is to'pro-- vide a tethered ball and bowling pin arrangement wherein the supporting plate for the bowling pin is held in angularrelation to the floor with the bowling pins releasably-held thereby in order that the tethered ball may be swung from one portion of the room toward and over the surface of the plate for striking the pins.

A further object of the present invention resides in the means whereby the bowling pins are held on the plate.

Still another object of the present invention resides in the provision of means for holding the bowling pins, said means not depending upon gravity, in order that the pins may fall when struck by the tethered ball.

catching sack and the tethered ball, all of the means being positioned for playing a simulated bowling game;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the bowling pin supporting and catching means; 7

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially along the plane of line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially along the plane of line 4--4 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a detailed view showing the means whereby the permanent magnet is held on the back side of the supporting plate.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout, the numeral l0 designates generally the tethered ball to be employed with the present invention, the numeral l4 designates the housing in which the supporting plate I 6 is mounted, the numeral l8 designates generally the bowling pin construction and the numeral 20 designates generally the sack means for catching the dislodged bowling pins. 7

.As best seen in Figure 1, a mounting element 22 is secured to the ceiling of the room in which the apparatus is to be mounted, and a cord 24 is attached thereto. A bowlingball 26 has an eyelet 28 secured thereon and to which the cord 24 is securely attached whereby the ball 26 may be swung from the dotted line position to the full line position for playing the game.

The housing [4 includes a top wall 30,,a pair of side walls 32 and means for attaching the housing M to the ceiling of the recreation room or the like, said means being the screws 34, as shown in Figure 3.

The supporting plate It is of substantially rectangular form and is secured within the housing [4 by conventional means, such as screws or the like, and is in angular relation to the floor of the recreation room. The board I6 is provided with a plurality of tiers of apertures 36 through which the ends 38 and 40 of thepermanent magnets 42 may extend. Looking now at Figures 4 and 5, the restraining bar 44, which is formed with substantially the same contour as the inner edge of the U-shaped permanent magnet 42, is positioned in abutting relation to the back side of the plate I6. A U-shaped bracket 46 is engaged around the permanent magnet 42 and has its angulated ends 48 secured to the back side of the plate It by means 'of the screws 50. With this arrangement, the pole ends of the permanent magnet 42 are adapted to be in the same plane as the face 52 of the plate [6.

The bowling pin means is are of substantially conventional contour and are formed of wood. The bases of the bowling pins [8 have metallic disks 54 secured by means of the screws 56 to the pins I8. Inasmuch as the disks 54 are formed of a material which would be magnetically attracted by the permanent magnets 42, it will readily be seen that the plurality of bowlingpins I8 may be positioned on the angularly disposed board [6 and held there by the magnetic attraction.

The sack means 20 includes a first portion 58 and a pair of side wall portions 60 to which the side edges of the first portion 58 are attached,

as by stitching at 62. The sack 20, when sewed together, provides an opening whereby the pins may be withdrawn from the bottom portion for replacement on the board H5. The edges of the material forming the opening are folded over at 64 and a wire rod is inserted therein for rigidifying the opening, the folded material being sewed along the line 66.

A hook 68 may be secured to the side wall 32 of the housing l4 so that the tethered ball 26 may be held thereby when the apparatus is not in use.

From the foregoing description, taken in conjunction with the drawings, it is believed that a device has beenprovided which will accomplish all of the objects hereinabove set forth. When the ball 28 is swung, as shown in Figure 1, the pins I8 will become dislodged from the magnetic attraction of the permanent magnets 42 and will drop into the sack 20 for retention thereby. Each player is entitled to swing the ball twice for each block of the score card, and strikes and spares.

as in the conventional game may be recorded.

Having described the invention, what isgclaimed as new is:

1. In a pendulum ball and bowling pinapparatus, the combination of a vertically disposed housing secured to a Walland havingan open front and an open bottom, an upwardly and rearwardly extending support plate disposed in the rear of said housing, means carried by said plate-for sustaining bowling pins in perpendicular relation-in abutment with the-front face thereof until struck by an object, a tethered ball secured for pendulum movement toward and over the front face-of-said plate for dislodging the pins, and a bowling pin receiving sack attached to 4' and depending from the open bottom of said housing in pin receiving relation thereto, said sack having a front wall provided with an opening whereby bowling pins may be withdrawn therefrom.

2. In a pendulum ball and bowling pin apparatus, the combination of a housing comprising a pair of vertically disposed spaced side walls connected by atop wall and secured to a vertical support, a support plate secured between said side walls providing a rear wall for the housing, means carried by said plate for sustaining bowling pins in abutment with the front face thereof untilas'truck. by an object, a tethered ball secured for pendulum movement toward and over the front face of said plate for dislodging the pins,

References Cited in the file: of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Towler .a Sept. 6, 1870 Number 1,800,809- Wardrop Apr. 14,, 1931 Easton May 12, 1925 l/Vardrop Oct. 21, 1930-

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