Patent ID: 8122563

Claim:
A bowling lane conditioning machine comprising: a housing; a lane dressing fluid application system carried by the housing; and a cleaning fluid delivery and removal system carried by the housing, wherein the cleaning fluid delivery and removal system comprises: duster cloth; a duster cloth supply roll; a pivotable duster cloth backup roller; a duster cloth take-up roll; and a reversible duster cloth motor coupled with the duster cloth take-up roll; wherein the reversible duster cloth motor is operative to rotate the duster cloth take-up roll in a first rotation to produce a slack in the duster cloth, which allows the pivotable duster cloth backup roller to pivot under its own weight into contact with a bowling lane; and wherein the reversible duster cloth motor is operative to rotate the duster cloth take-up roll in a second rotation to retract the duster cloth, which allows the pivotable duster cloth backup roller to pivot upwardly.