US1913673A - Pin setting device - Google Patents

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June 13, 1933.. B. s. lGoU PIN SETTING DEVICE Filed Oct. 3l, 1951A 3 Sheeis-Sheet l June 13, 1933. B s {GOU 1,913,673

` PIN SETTING DEvIcE 4 Filed Oct. 31, 1931 3`Sheets-She-et 2 June 13, 1933. B. S. IGOU,

PIN SETTING DEVICE Filed Oct. 3l, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented June 13, 1933 BERGDOLL S. IGOU, OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MSSOUBI PIN SETTING DEVICE Application led October 31, 1931. Serial No. 572,351.

This invention relates to pin setting devices for bowling alleys.

One of the objects of this invention 1s to provide a device having a suitable holder or tpmplate in which the pins may be arranged in therthan vertical position, means wherebythe template may be lowered to an alley and tripping mechanism for upending and releasing the pins in-Asuohwa manner that the pins will be set in 'proper arrangementLpn the alley and in'an upright position. *WA/n alley `1"'is V"preferably constructed of Other objects will be apparent fr om the following detail description taken in connection with the accompanying draw1ngs,1n

5 which-n F ig. 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a front elevation.

wig. 3 is a plan view of the holder or Vphate.

1g. 's an inverted plan view of the holder or tel te.

Fig. 5 is a deta1l`s`eeti nal .view of the tripping mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view oncline 6-6, Fig. 3.

While it is to be understood that the pin setting mechanism may be use d and 1s adapted to be used in connection with regulation bowling alleys, the drawings, for con- Y venience, showit arranged in connection with a portable alley.

Before rdetail"deseription`A ot the device is made a briet` general description will assist in understanding the construction and operation of the device. It will be understood, of course, that the game of tenpins `is played upon an alley constructed of hardwood at the rear of which a series of pins A are set in conventional position. A ball B is bowled along the alley with the intent of knocking pins. Mechanism is provided and arranged in such a manner that when the template is lowered the pins are upended toa vertical position. Thus when the templateis lowered the pins, which have been placed upon 'the template in position slightly inclined from the horizontal, are tripped and pass Y.through their respective guides in a vertical position and are therebycaused to be properly positionedsonthe alley.

polished hardwood which, as shown inthe particular embodiment illustrated in the drawings, rests upon longitudinal beams 2 and is supported by legs .3. Gutters 4 are provlded on each-side of the alley to direct the ball when Ait rolls oflvthmalley and a ltgrclligh 'is provided for the returrof the a n A pit 6 is provided at the rear and has a floor 7, side aprons 8, a transverse member 9 and a hinged backboard 10. The backboard `10 is held resiliently in closed position by springs 11. The pin setting device is posi- Toncd-at`therear of the alley and in front of the pit. It icludesarigid frame having vertical vside members 12 and a cross"inem ber 13. The cross member 13 includes bosses 14 constituting vertical guideways for reciprocating mechanism which includes vertical side members 15 Vprojecting through and reciprocating in thebosses 14.

vThe vertical reciprocating members 15 are connected at their tops'by arhandle bar or cross memberl. The reciprocatingfmembers 15 support from their bottom a pin holder or template 17. Ears 18 are provided on the template, preferably cast integral with it, by which the template may be, secured to the members 15. Stud bolts 19 pass through holes in the ears 18 and have engagement with internal threads in the members 15.

The mechanism is counterweighted by springs 20 each of which has its upper end `secured to a ring 21 depending from the cross member 13 and its lower end secured to a lug 22 projecting from an ear 18 on the template.

The template is provided withv a series of depending cylindrical guideways 23 by 10o means of which the pins are caused to assume an upright position and by means of which the pins are properly located on the alley.

5 The top of the template is provided with beds above the guide members 23 so fashioned as to support the pins in a position slirhtly inclinedfrom the horizontal, as best shown ilrllig. 6. Each of the beds includes a concave portion 2l, a shoulder 25 and a bevelled portion 26.v

Mechanism is provided to act, when the template has been lowered, in such a manner as to upend the pins from their inclined po- 5 sition causing them to fall through the guides 23, and assume anV upright position in their proper lgcationon the alley. This mechanism includes arms 27 pivotally mounted, in a 'A manner which will hereafter be described, on

2 the bottom of the template and projecting through openings 28 in the template in such 1. position as to engage the shank of the p in. The top of each arm 27 hasY concave portion 29, as best shown in Fig. 3, toconform to the shank of the pin.

rockshaft is rotated and the arm is caused to upend the pin.

2. In combination with an alley, a device of the class described including a .template having spaced beds to receive pins in other than vertical position and openings adjacent said beds through which the -pins may respectively drop when upended, guides dependlng from the template below said openings, a series of parallel rockshafts on the template, connections whereby movement of one rockshaft will move all lof the shafts, arms secured to the rockshafts adjacent the beds and adapted to engage the pins and upend them, and a crank secured to one of the rockshafts for engagement with the alley when the template is moved to lowermost pos1t1on.

3. A device of the classdescribed including a template, means by which to vertically reciprocate the template,l beds arranged adjiL/ cen:1 spacedl openings on/the elnpiate and eac comprisglg a/c n/avortiWon/tlef tCl/Dplat/flllallbrtion Olnthe periphery /o/tle open/ing,"a"gui e epending from the ,/i/// Each of the arms 27 1s seclrlll-Q-a roc Ftemplate below each openmg, and means opshaft 30 and rotates with it. Onebr'ore4 arms 27 may bie/secured to the same rockshaft 30, as best shown in Fig. 4. Each rock- 30 shaft has a crank 31 and the several rockshaft-s 30 are connected togetlfilbglinks.

The rockshafts 30 we Yrncunte for rotation in lugs'33depending from the template 17. /g/Q'or more arms 34, two as shown in the 5 drawings, are secured to a rockshaft 30; a

shoe 35 is pivotally connected to the end of each arm 34 and is so arranged that when the template 17 is lowered the shoe or shoes 35 engage the alley, rocking the appertinent Y 40 rockshaft 30 and through the links thel remaining rockshafts 3Q, thereby moving the arms 27vand thus upending the pins, as il- /J/ Ylustrated in Fig. 5.

It will thus be seen that mechanism simple in construction and operation has been provided to attain the objects of this invention. It will be obvious that parts of the invention may be used without thewhole/andt at various changes maybe inade in the details of Y Plv fconstruction, 4within theiscope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

I claim :v

55 1. In combination with an alley, a device of the class desgribedfincluding astemplate, a

erable upon movement of the template to lowermost position to upend the pins.

f/"f BERGDOLL S. IGOU.

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