Patent ID: 7052405
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: A63D

Abstract:
1. A bowling lane construction comprising: an elongated bowling lane; and support structure supporting the lane from beneath the same, said support structure having height adjustment mechanism operably associated therewith for selectively raising and lowering certain portions of the lane relative to other portions of the lane, said structure including a plurality of support assemblies beneath the lane, each of said support assemblies including a support beam extending transversely of the lane, said mechanism including lateral lane tilt apparatus operably coupled with the beam for adjusting the height of one end of the beam relative to the other, each of said support lane assemblies further including a pair of beam-supporting uprights adjacent opposite ends of the beam, said lane tilt apparatus including a rotatable adjuster for each upright operable when rotated to raise or lower the corresponding upright, each adjuster being threadably coupled with the corresponding upright, said tilt apparatus further including an actuating assembly operably coupled with each adjuster and including an actuator positioned remotely from the adjuster for operating the adjuster from a remote location, each adjuster including a sprocket, said actuating assembly further including an actuating sprocket on said actuator, an adjusting sprocket on said adjuster, and a chain operably entraining said sprockets for causing the adjusting sprocket to rotate when the actuator is rotated.