Patent ID: 8221252
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a bowling ball, 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 configured to be part of a bowling ball, the indicia member having an initial outer surface with knobbies extending outwardly therefrom; placing the indicia member within the mold; positioning the indicia member within the mold such that the knobbies are in contact with the inner wall of the outer shell of the mold; inserting the molding material into the mold around the indicia member; allowing the molding material to harden to form an unfinished bowling ball; and removing material from the unfinished bowling ball to remove the knobbies and to reveal the indicia member.