Patent ID: 8480503
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a bowling ball having an exterior and an interior, comprising the steps of: providing a mold disposed to form the general structure of an unfinished bowling ball, the mold having an outer shell with an inner wall; providing a molding material; forming an indicia member having an initial outer surface including a first portion and a second portion, the indicia member configured to be part of a bowling ball; placing the indicia member within the mold; positioning the indicia member within the mold such that the initial outer surface is at least partially spaced from the inner wall of the outer shell of the mold with the first portion facing in the direction of the exterior of the ball and the second portion facing in the direction of the interior of the ball; inserting molding material into the mold to mold a cover stock of a bowling ball, the cover stock surrounding substantially all of the indicia member and covering and in contact with both the first portion and the second portion of the indicia member surface; allowing the cover stock to harden to form an unfinished bowling ball; and removing material from the unfinished bowling ball to reveal a portion of the indicia member such that the indicia member is visible.