Patent ID: 9724583
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A63B,A63D

Claim:
1. A bowling aiming apparatus for use by a bowler using a bowling lane, the bowling lane defining a width and having a trough on each of two opposite sides of the width, the troughs defining a longitudinal direction, the bowling aiming apparatus comprising: a first leg and a second leg configured to lie parallel to one another within each of the troughs of the bowling lane such that the first and second legs extend along a longitudinal direction of the troughs; a first upright coupled to the first leg and a second upright coupled to the second leg such that the first and second uprights are parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first and second legs; a crossbar assembly coupled to the first and second uprights and arranged perpendicularly to the first and second uprights and perpendicularly to the first and second legs, the crossbar assembly configured to span the width of the bowling lane; and a target affixed to the crossbar assembly at a predetermined location, the target configured to be positioned on the crossbar assembly such that at least a portion of the target is arranged along a line of sight of the bowler, wherein the crossbar assembly includes: