Patent ID: 9180360
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A63D

Abstract:
1. A pin-setting apparatus for bowling or skittle lanes, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of pins, wherein each pin is connected to an associated string; a plurality of rotatable pulleys, each of the plurality of rotatable pulleys being arranged to roll up and/or off an associated string of a corresponding one of the plurality of pins; a plurality of detecting means, each of the plurality of detecting means being arranged to detect a movement of a corresponding one of the plurality of pins; a plurality of electrical motors, each of the plurality of electrical motors being arranged to rotate a corresponding one of the plurality of pulleys, and a controller arranged to receive from each of the plurality of detecting means input relating to movement of a corresponding one of the plurality of pins and to control each of the plurality of electrical motors arranged to rotate a corresponding one of the plurality of pulleys in such a way that the corresponding pulley's associated string is actively rolled off as soon as the movement of the corresponding pin has been detected.