US943494A - Bowling-machine. - Google Patents

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J. s J.A A. VENN, BOWLING MAGE' E.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2D. 1909.

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J. al J; A. WENN; BQWLING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1902.

Patented Dec. 11i,

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v pom; hy ineens of u suiu hie vii er ,such ai nizinnei' as to "To (LU i/leom -i may Enland, and Jen invented an linpi'o' 'which the ioloii'isig;

ltion ot su "i'neufhine 'ih deliver the l,

dii'eetiinn the ei' euppo't termed et seeiiied te the ha 4e s such ai iii-(inner of discharge of the hall Maine.

Be it known th of Vieanebrooh',

of l0 Brookside,

This invention bowling in;

The object en tion of i' upon zi that shall. a' hall at t:4 clim sired pon the like, i or adj 11ste secondly i ed degree o ,Y

axis in any direction.

ill/re piofide eue fiehi'ne nit teifizil and We anchoith ul ha@ i elke stehe or the lil-re secured in the grount...

The said pilier metalli@ emilie oibthe lil-2, ie

ijipgoit i one end pii'oted thereon so te ehe: the diifeetion Pii'oted upon the o -euiipoit in,

`ed to slide easily in 1 guide, Whiei guide may be formed as u slot in the upper tiran W017i; 01 the machine it it he toi'inedoi suit-.=

able metal, such' usi a casting, or the said guide muy be foi-ined ot two eine oi;l rods ixed*longitudinally et u machine Seemed at the 'formid end M t chine in :i suitable position is :i ,spring7 the i The other end oi which is secured to j he throw `ing Min. This si :ing is pi'eeizihly zi tension s but if a spring in eoinpi'e 'ie-n l, then the spring or epi two or more Siiiings may be einpliiyed arf "he throwing nini.

preferably placed hehii.

sind thi f H '1 Vo Ioiinou of muy he "i inzit! he e 'l u eeh in. it wood el. o: tube the the machine 'tney he ,he niei .f like muy he adopted.

end of t` e thi'owing arti is t n Clutch whieh Carries the hall. V clutch adapted to ieleuse the ball at I"ed tnoinent. Il e, Certain position und adapted to be adjusted so i oi lengthen the stroke of the 1" zii-in, we inni provide zi inieiin'uitio ring initie@ oi the like. suitably eu to perte in its olliee. rlhis stop el hutl'ei' ei' the like :sei-Ves to receive the of the tlufewinej ui'ln. llfelpieier to ning; huli'ei :i tension spring. ii'ing to the lfetfoie mentioned clutch. so eonslz'iurted in zi suitable iniuinei,

while gi'ipiriing the hull, cointe te it .iotution about an axis in teil direction, find the clutch muy `ed ifoi lexample :is tolloii's: torined ull having f` upon one d isl, which i the upper end oit the f ii-ni. i ne longei' urine of the said i j troni the fulcruins may he s ai Segment of a circle in lioiilned each z order to einem e the hull.

'At the moment it tlniinving, tl e evei zinns; :we cauSed to ly open and so release the hull.

ii e .mount the clutch Spindle;` or spindle on hall hearings? :i Spindle having-i sinsill pull, j 0i' its equimlent on its one end, linda ffoilt oi: its equivalent Afor gripping the hall en the other. One equivalent ot' the oil; is :i cup which may he deep oi shallow. 'l` he said forli o1' its equivalent may he presmdhy i spring placed on the level'. A Spring e1' springs may be used .in a suitable manner in oi'dei: to exert pi'esuie upon the hull' to hold it, hut 'preferably the spring or springs :xie released :it the inoinent of throwing, and this ielmisse i'ele'zises the hull. Any system of 01% e siting th' smid le'vei's vtoi' ieleui'ng und the A cani is ineiitioned in our in visionul speeitication tor releasing the leveet hun we pletei lo i'eleziee the Snii'l leve e which are employed to hold the bull, in one constiuetionnl form, by means of u dielt. .The Suid pulleyY muy he rotated in tiny 'Convenient manner, but one method foi' exiliiijilef is that of Winding :i Coi-d :uound suine which ina); he pulled oit the pulley it h" `nt, ot impulsion oir` stopping ot the f ai'n'i, Reducing geur may he ein extend thevspiings oi` compress lo; pi'oijulsimi of the thloving arm. in oi'der that oui invention may he completely understood, reference should be made to the accompanying drawingsmf which* y f Figure 1 is an elevation 'of the ball throwing4 apparatus. Fig. 2 is a-plan of the apparatus. Fig. 3 shows one constructional form of ball carrying and 4spring clutch in part section. This clutch is employed for giving I rotation to the ball about an axis in any direction. Fig. 4 shows another construe# l tional form of clutch in plan. This clutch is forgiving a spin tothe ball about allorizontal axis at right angles to the line .of

flight. Fig. lshowsin elevation and part section a simpler form Aof clutch for delivering the ball spinning about an axiscoincie dent' or approximately so with the direction l .of flight. Fig. 6 is-an end View of same,

and Fig. lis a plan of same. Figs. 8 and 9 are Views of the universal joint employed to carry' the clutches shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures.

Referring to Figs. 1 and `2, A is the base" lor 'support of the apparatus.

' is hinged at G to the base A. This enables the throwing arm D and a portion of the frame to be raised at the front end inorder to alter the trajectory of the ball thrown. The frame is supported when raised uion the cross bars of the hinged rack H.' he height ofthe frame may be adjusted by placing it in another hole of the adjustable or support raclt H.,

' The throwing arm D is pivoted on the in -I inounted on the b'ar F., It is connecte to the front bar J of4 the frame by the sprlngl K. It is also connected to the back bar L of the frame by the cordM. The cord l\lis secured at theother end tio the-buffer' 0 O, are guide bars, one ou each lside of.

the throwing'arm D, to revent any undue lateral movement of the t rowing arm.

`ting the clutch gie with the carrier D1, and at the same time F1 F1, are bars to more firmly secure the end members J, L, of the frame to the' lower bar F. The clutch carrier D1, which may' be a flat or round rodof any suitable matelrial is secured to the top of the throwing arm D, b f means of set screws, and its position A1s a Justable 'lhe clutch P 1s secured to the carrier D1 by means ofthe adjustable' joint D2, which permits of adjusting. or set at a dierent vertical an- .The clutch sired mark, which mark-ma .side that of receivin a ringl ball bearing the -wire 'connection PI. The wirePlfis4 allows-said clutch to be swung laterally.

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The string, wire or cord D5 is employed to release the clutch l. as hereafter described. The cord D5 is connected at its lower end to the back frame member F1, it passes behind the eye D3 and thence through the center of the hollow rod Illl to release the clutch. The lcord D'5 becomes taut when the throwing arm D Vis near the end of its stroke, and so exerting a pull on the clutch mechanism releases the ball.

The dotted lines Fig. lA indicate the-other position of the4 throwing arm D. lVhen drawn back to this position extendin the spring K, the catch or hook D4, is p aced behind the pin or eye D3, to hold it in this position. The clutch P is then adjusted to the desired position vfor throwing. The

clutch P which is mounted on ball bearings on-the rod P1 is thenA rotated in whichever direction it may be desired to spin the ball. This is preferablydone by means of'a small pulley fixed to the spindle such as shown P2, Figs. 3, 5, 6 and 7 A piece 'of Stringer the like is wound around the pulley and being pulled in `uuwinding rotates the clutch and ball at a good speed. The catch ,or hook D4 is then released by hand. The spring K pulls the throwing arm D sharply forward, and when near the end of its stroke, the clutch P releases the ball Q, which is thus thrown spinning at the wicket or debe a spot on either side of or in front ot the wicket or the like.

Referring toFig. 3, the ball Q is held by the four levers of which P3, P21 only appear in 4this view. The said four levers are. mountedn fulerum pins .on -the disk or end flange of the sleeve P7, which sleeve is adapted to rotate freely Aon ball bearings fon the solid continuation of the rod or spindle F1.. Each lever is 4provided Iwith a spring as shown on the lever P3, which tends to open outwardly the lever and release the ball, that is to say to place the levers radially to the rod P1. The pulley P2 in this figure serves another and additional .purpose bethe string used for Spinnin the ball. T e pulley P2 is mounted to s ide longitudinally on the'sleeve P. The flange of the ulley'P2 ispressed forward assisted by tlhe action of the sprin P and is so placed that the shorter arms o 'the -levers I, P4, Pi'andP (the latter'not' shown) rest 'upon its edge. The longer-armsof the levers' are thus pressed against' the ball Q to hold it., In order that the, pulley II may lie-slid backwardly soy as to release the levers and ball, and yet be permitted to rotate freely, the' ulley is provided'with 9 having fitted thereto P is shown to a larger scale in passed through a Slet 24diet inde iii the hollow rod l, and the String` or Cord l)i is secured to the wire inside the hollow rod. When the string is pulled, the tour levers are released and tty open ley the action ot their Springs eo releasing the ball.

Referring to Fig. el, the ball Q is held between two shallow cups R R1. These cupe are rigidly fixed to spindles which Carry the pulleys PT l at their other ends. 'l` he said Spindles are mounted on ball bearings fitted within the tubes "l2 R3, te allow of 'free rotation of the cups and ball. rl`lie tubes are carried by brackets as shown fixed to the sliding sleeves lll The Said sliding sleeves llt R aleo carry the pins Rb' RJ respectively, These pass through slots in th inner fixed tubes ,l5 R9 respectively. The length oit the slots Shown dette i, determine the degree ot movement permitted to the sleevesl iipon the said inner til'ied tubes RT llt. Within eaeh of the Said inner tubes RT lli is litted a spring, one end et which ie Secured in the tube end, and the other to the Said pine. Consequently the Said pins, and theret'oi'e the sleeves and (rups Connected thereto the Said ai'e always pulled outwardly by springs. ln order te hold the cups preseed against the hall in opposition to the tension et the said Springs. the doiihle lioolr or deteiit lt provided. The double hook or detent llf is adapted to Slide upon the hollow rod l. llllien the Cups 'll 'lll are pressed together into Contact with the eiip to hold l@ainel the detent Rl" pr ed torwai'd so that the two hools thereon engage and hold the pins RG R7. ie in poeition on the tlii'owiiig` ai'in, he eeen that it the cord lf is pulled, the der tent lt" to which the oord eeeiired in being drawn haelwardlv' the heele; release the pins ll ll". 'lllie eiipe eeiieeoiieiitly hy the iii-tion egt the springe within the tubes llT ith iniii'iediately release the hall.

'letei'i'ing to Figs. 5, t3, and T. ln this fon-sii'iietioiial torni ot eliiteh. there is 4but one cup S. which deeper, Se that the hall jiiet a holding tit by friction, Slight. pres;- siii'e beine' need to prees the hall Q into the rl`he elip S1 provided with the Setv :im-ew serves to eeeare the eliiteh to the Isaid rod. "llie rap fil is fixed to one end ot a yaliiiidle l which Spindle is mounted on hall bearings within the iii this niodilied torni ot eliitrli when the pulley l, and tlieret'oi'e 'the eluteli and hat have heen rotated by the stringiV as tielore dei'ihed. and the throwing;

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z rin has? been leased by iiieaiif; ot the catch llt. the inipaet t hy the butter Spring; e hall 'troni the I when the arni is atopped N eiitlieieiit to rolt-,ase i'iip h5' ovei'reoiiiiiiigy the the ball.

'lhftii'iiiiev to Fins, t`7 and l), di the elaiiiii Vtoi' tilting over the top ol= thil throwing ,-ii'ni tric-tional hold of 1illhen the eliiteh it will tube or Aeleeve i l l l l i l l l i i l i l l l l l i l i i i i ally adjustable yeitieall-7 D. and lll is the rod fixed thereto. il 'is l o't the the hole through ii'hirh the rod .lnteh ie titled. Y`d'heii it is in position the tly nut ie tightened up and the rod is elaiiiiied against the shoulder lli to tix it when adjusted in the desired position. torina the head et the bolt oi the tiyiiiit 'Wi To obtain adjustment in a direction at right anlnjles thereto, the rod Dl lits iii the. Claiiip hole il. 1iilhat we elaini as our invention and desire to secure by Lettere Patent ie 'w l. ln a hall throwing niaehiiie.a a base, a ti'aineii'ork mounted on Ythe base, a throwing; arin hinged to the 'raineworln a` clutch on the tree end ol s'aid throwingl arni, and 'flexible means er releasing the ball troni the eliitt'h at a predetermined instant- Said horrible ineans being` drawn taut and releasing thev clutch when Said throwing arm has traveled av certain dietaiiee.

Q. ln ball throwing ineehine7 a hase, a tranie'ivorlt nieiinted on the base, a throwing' arin hinged to the framework, hall holding device on the tree end of said throwinel arin7 said balldiolding device so con nected to said throwing' ariii as to bepivotand laterally, and ineans for releasing the ball trein Said ballholding device.

ln a hall thi'oiifingiA machine7 a hase, a lever ineniber hinged to the base, a throwing` arni hinged to said lever nieinber, springe tor Setting' said throwing` arm in niotieii, a hall-holding device on the tree end ot said throwing arni, means for antoiiiatieally releasing the ball troni said liold in@ device7 and ineens for rotating` said deiiee betere the hall is released.

ln a hall throwing machine, a base, a4

lever nieinhei' hinged to the base, a throwing ai'iii hinged to Said lever nieinoei', guide w tor said tiii'oii'ing arin7 Said guide ways eirteiiding nuitiidinally ot said base, a catch l'or holding the throiil'ing arni at the rear end ot the guide-way, and means for nioi'ine' Said throwing ai'ni to the other end ot the guide wayt when the Catch is released.

5. le. a hall throwing iiiaehine, a hase, a lever inenihei.' hinged to the baee5 nie-.ins for adjiistiine` one. end oi Said lever iii/einher in i'ai'ioiis` positions. a throwing` ai'in hinged to said lever nieniliei'5 tgnide-ways for said tlii'ovi'in ariii. a catch toi' holding the throwing;` ai'in at the rea end ot the guideway. and iiieans tor moving` Said throwing aria to the other end of the guidedvay when the .':ateh is released. e

tl lii a hall throwing iiiaohine7 base, a rever ineiiihei' hinged to the hase, a throwing ai'in hinged to said lever nienihei', stand ardey on said lever ineiiihei', gnide-ways for said throwing' ari'n nioiiiited on Said standarde7 a ifa-teh vtoi' holdingl the throwing ariii at the rear end ot the `ejiiidefway, and nieans for moving said throwing arm to the other end of the guide-way when the catch is released.

'7. In a ball throwing machine,a base, a framework on the base, a ,throwing arm hinged to the framework, a ball-holding device on the freev end of said throwing arm, said bali-holding device comprising a revo'luble holder, apulley connected with the holder and adapted to be rotated and means for releasingvtheeball from said holder, and means for operating said throwing arm.

8. In a ball throwing machine, a. base, a framework dn the base, a throwing arm hinged to the framework, a ball holding device on the free end of said throwing arm, said ball-holding device comprising a spindie, a clutch connected thereto, a pulley on said spindle adapted to be rotated, means connected with said clutch ada ted to release the ball at a predetermined instant and means for operating the throwing arm.

' JOHN VENN. t

JOHN ARCHIBALD VENN.

'.Witnesses:

H. D. JAMESON,

F. L. RAND.

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