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7258620 Bowling ball insert  
A bowling ball insert may be installed within a respective one of the finger holes of a bowling ball and includes a sleeve, at least one removable finger pad, and may include at least one spacer....
7074130 Bowling ball hole insert  
The present invention relates to inserts for holes in bowling balls, and more specifically, provides an insert which is easily installed and easily interchangeable. One preferred embodiment of the...
7048636 Insert apparatus for a bowling ball, and method of using same  
An insert apparatus for a bowling ball enables a bowler to quickly and easily change thumb and/or finger hole inserts in the ball on-site at a bowling location. The insert apparatus includes a...
7044863 Grip adjusting insert for a hole in a bowling ball  
A grip adjusting insert for a hole in a bowling ball. An outer sleeve is inserted in the hole in the bowling ball, an inner sleeve is movably mounted in the sleeve, and a finger-engaging member is...
6830518 Adjustable grip bowling ball kit  
An adjustable grip bowling ball kit comprising a tubular sleeve member adapted for permanent insertion into a bowling ball grip hole and a plurality of inserts to be removably inserted into the...
6537409 Finger tape for aiding bowling  
Disclosed is a finger tape for aiding bowling. The thumb, the middle finger and the ring finger are inserted into holes formed in a bowling ball. Upon bowling, a player grips the ball by inserting...
6508718 Insert shim for a bowling ball  
An insert shim for use in adjusting the size of a finger hole in a bowling ball, the finger hole being formed by a substantially cylindrical wall, and having a closed bottom end and an open top...
6280343 Method of adapting a relatively small number of bowling balls for testing use by a relatively large number of bowlers  
A method for adapting a relatively small number of bowling balls for use in testing by a relatively large number of bowlers having different hand sizes. The method includes the steps of predrilling...
6238297 Bowling ball thumb sleeve  
A bowling ball thumb sleeve provides an elongated sleeve having a cylindrical wall thickness composed of a yieldable material that defines an open-ended passageway adapted to insertably receive the...
6126553 Bowling ball finger inserts  
A customized, anatomically correct insert for a bowling ball includes a main body portion having a first end and a second end. An outer portion has a first end and a second end, the first end being...
5813918 Method of exactly duplicating in a new bowling ball, the thumb-hole of a reference bowling ball  
A improved, and simplified method of producing a finger or thumb hole (gripping hole) copied from an existing reference hole in a bowling ball. The essential improvement in this invention being an...
5800276 Bowling ball insert  
An insert system for the finger and thumb holes of a bowling ball and a method for installing the insert system. The insert system includes a master that is bonded inside each of the holes. A...
5795236 Removable thumb insert assembly for bowling balls  
A removable bowling ball thumb insert sleeve for installation in a bowling ball hole, having an expander within a short counterbore in the bottom portion of the thumb insert sleeve. The expander...
5769730 Bowling ball fingertip positioner  
The present invention provides an improved bowling ball and an insert for a bowling ball for use in a finger hole of a bowling ball. According to the present invention, a fingertip positioner in a...
5738592 Interchangeable and rotatable finger insert for a bowling ball  
A finger insert for a bowling ball which includes a socket for accepting the insert. The insert comprises an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve has an outer diameter sixed...
5704843 Bowling accessory  
An insert for the thumb or finger holes of a bowling ball is provided. The insert has a thumb or fingerpad of a material selected to provide good grip. The remainder of the insert is of a material...
5584767 Bowling ball finger insert having a wear indicator  
A finger insert having a wear indicator and adapted for installation along the wear surface in a finger hole of a bowling ball. The insert is a composite structure formed of a polymeric material...
5540623 Bowling thumb hole tape tool  
An improved bowler's tape tool includes a curved tool portion with an enlarged handle portion. A knife edge is formed at one end of the curved tool portion. The knife edge is smaller than the...
5536212 Adjustable thumb hole insert for bowling balls  
An adjustable thumb hole insert for a bowling ball. A bowling ball having an oversized thumb hole has an adjustment cup positioned within it. The adjustment cup is tapered at the bottom and at the...
5520582 Removable bowling ball thumb insert  
A bowling ball thumb insert including a generally planar plug having an upper surface, a lower surface, a peripheral edge interconnecting the surfaces and thereby defining a thickness, and a bore...
5505666 Bowling ball finger insert  
An insert for adjustably sizing a finger or thumb hole of a bowling ball. The inventive device includes a cylindrical receiver securable within a hole of a bowling ball. A cylindrical insert of a...
5330392 Finger grip insert providing size compliance  
A finger grip insert has a tubular resilient body with an outer wall having at least one recessed section with a concave shape. The center of the tube is shaped to accommodate a human finger. The...
5261660 Bowling ball with thumb hole pad  
The thumb pad, in a preferred embodiment, is disposed in the thumb hole of a bowling ball. The pad is a thin, multi-layer, highly flexible pad. A first elongated tape-like layer has an adhesive...
5002276 Bowling ball finger insert  
A finger hole insert for a bowling ball which is formed of a resilient tubular body and is adapted to be inserted into a finger hole. The insert has a generally cylindrical inner wall surface...
4699380 Finger grip insert for bowling ball  
A finger grip insert for a bowling ball is formed of a resilient hollow body having an outer configuration adapted to be inserted into a finger hole of a bowling ball. The outer end of the insert...
4623149 Bowling ball finger insert  
A longitudinal live rubber bowling ball insert having the purpose of providing a finger hole which is of a size which more properly matches the finger size of the user and, in which an internal...
4585230 Finger hole insert for bowling balls  
A finger hole insert characterized by a tubular body provided with a wedge shaped portion longitudinally extending along an inner wall surface. The wedge shaped portion includes a pair of planar...
4569520 Thumb insert for a bowling ball  
The present invention is a thumb insert in combination with a bowling ball having a thumb-hole which has an internal cylindrical sidewall. The thumb insert includes a substantially cylindrical...
4530502 Bowling ball including thumb-hole insert  
The present invention is a thumb insert which a bowler uses with a bowling ball having a thumb-hole which has an internal cylindrical sidewall. The thumb insert is disposed in and fixedly coupled...
4416452 Bowling ball finger grip insert  
An insert for removable placement within a finger grip bore of a bowling ball. The insert includes members of different resiliencies forming an uninterrupted truncated conical inner wall surface to...
4381863 Finger hole insert for bowling balls  
To augment the spin and lift imparted to a bowling ball as it leaves the hand of the bowler, there are mounted in the finger holes inserts having inwardly protuberant ridges at the rims thereof....
4358112 Finger hole insert for bowling balls  
Novel ball-gripping inserts adapted to be attached within receiving holes bored into the surface of a bowling ball in order to provide lined finger- and thumb-receiving holes which improve the...
4289312 Finger grip insert for a bowling ball  
A resilient insert for installation within a bowling ball bore for the purpose of cushioning the user's finger tip. One wall segment of the insert extends the length of the insert and is of a...
4258947 Handle attachment for bowling ball  
A handle attachment for a bowling ball includes a hand grip, a shank extending from the grip and a radially expansible plug extending from the shank. A mechanism for changing the length and...
3986714 Fingerstop for bowling ball and method  
Plugs are fitted in the thumb and fingerholes of a bowling ball so that when the fingertip enters it will touch the plug at the precise time that the finger has reached the depth found by the...
3963238 Bowling ball and gripping device  
A bowling ball grip that is adapted to be removably inserted into the digit receiving aperture of a bowling ball and thereby provide for a secure fit.
3861681 BOWLING BALL INSERT STRUCTURE  
To facilitate adjustment of span and pitch, the insert comprises a cylindrical casing mountable within a radial bore in a bowling ball, a cylindrical sleeve rotatable in the casing about a radius...
3858839 APPARATUS FOR PLUGGING HOLES IN BOWLING BALLS  
A method and apparatus for plugging holes in a bowling ball in which a cover member having an opening and a peripheral lip substantially conforming to the curvature of a bowling ball is adhesively...
3804412 TAPER LOCK INSERTS FOR THUMB AND FINGERS IN BOWLING BALLS  
An insert for installation within a bowling ball and which has a particularly designed hexagonal opening for loosely receiving a thumb, and wherein the lower or nail portion of the opening...
3784198 FINGER HOLE LINER FOR BOWLING BALL  
A pliable plastic liner for a finger hole in a bowling ball is described. The liner is comprised of a rubber-like material, having a Shore hardness of, for example, 65 and is formed into a...
3425133 ADJUSTABLE GRIP-MEASURING BOWLING BALL  
3342488 Bowling ball and finger hole gripping insert  
3271031 Ribbed bowling ball patch  
3266804 Bowling ball including thumb hole lined with velvet pile  
3148881 Bowling ball and insert  
3113775 Finger grip pad for bowling balls  
3102725 Bowling ball insert  
3089702 Bowling ball  
3078097 Porous bowling ball patch  
3055661 Bowling ball hole pad  
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