Abstract: A golf club head comprising a variable thickness profile comprising a thick central portion; a transition portion; and a thin perimeter portion; wherein said transition portion surrounds said thick central portion; wherein said thin perimeter portion surrounds said transition portion; wherein said thick central portion comprises a center, said center of said thick central portion located equidistant from a heel most portion of said thick central portion and a toe most portion of said thick central portion; wherein said center of said thick central portion is offset from said geometric center of said striking face. The present invention also discloses a flexure feature located near a frontal sole portion of the golf club head, wherein the flexure has a specific thickness profile adapted to respond to the needs of the present golf club head.

Abstract: A bowling ball wherein one or more sacrificial molds are encapsulated in said bowling ball and methods for manufacturing same.

Abstract: A video poker game comprising: providing each player with an individual flashboard, each flashboard having an equal number of spaces, each space defined by a column label and a space number, wherein the space number is randomly selected from a predefined number range for each column; providing a plurality of bingo balls, wherein each bingo ball has markings associated with one of the plurality of spaces; randomly selecting a first group of bingo balls; displaying to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the first group of bingo balls; marking each square associated with each of the first group of bingo balls on each individual flashboard; and determining any winning flashboard.

Abstract: A casino gaming table having interchangeable layouts includes a table base and a planar tabletop supported on the base. The tabletop has an upper surface and a peripheral edge, at least a portion of which is arcuately shaped. An arcuately shaped rail is mounted to the tabletop adjacent the arcuately shaped peripheral edge but is spaced from the upper surface of the table. A plurality of game layout pads are provided with arcuate peripheral edges. The pads are adapted to rest on the tabletop with their arcuate peripheral edges fitting under the rail in the space between the rail and the table surface. The game layout pads are rigid enough to substantially maintain their planar shape when being moved into and out of position but can be flexed in order to insert their arcuate peripheral edges into the space between said lower surface of the rail and the upper surface of the tabletop.

Abstract: A process and a system for managing a bowling center, which includes one or more bowling lanes along which a bowl is rolled, one or more pin setting up machines at one end of the lane and one or more bowlers' bays at the opposite end of the lane, one or more overhead monitors or videos above the lane, one or more consoles or keyboards located at the one or more lanes, respectively, and allowing a user to enter data, an electronic control system set up to manage the bowling center, and in particular, a score program which calculates the score of the games played at the bowling center and displays the score, in particular at the respective overhead monitor. A visual signal is emitted at the respective lane to indicate that the lane is open and waiting for users.

Abstract: A screw for use with a golf club head is disclosed herein. The screw comprises a head portion with a compressible feature that more securely retains the screw within a receptacle in the golf club head. The compressible feature preferably is a plurality of tapered extensions that can be compressed inwards by a tapered portion of the receptacle, creating spring tension between the head of the screw and the tapered portion of the receptacle. This helps to prevent the screw from becoming dislodged from the golf club head when it is in use.

Abstract: Golf club heads with trench features are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: An interchangeable finger insert apparatus for a bowling ball includes a cylindrical outer body configured to be disposed in a bowling ball hole. The outer body defines an internal bore open to a first end of the outer body and a number of protrusions extending from an inner surface of the bore. The finger insert apparatus also includes a cylindrical inner slug sized to be inserted into the bore of the outer body. The inner slug defines a plurality of helical grooves corresponding to the protrusions of the outer body. At least one of the protrusions is uniquely sized relative to other protrusions and corresponds to only one of the helical grooves such that the slug may be rotatably inserted to a single set position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf putter including a putter head, a neck formed on a radial line of curvature of a central point of the putter head, spaced apart from an upper surface of a toe of the putter head, and integrally connected to a heel of the putter head, and a hosel formed at the neck to insert a putter shaft and configured such that a lower end extension line of the putter shaft is directed toward the central point of the putter head while being inclined toward a golfer's body with respect to a vertical line. An end line of the neck is located on a swing line, an upper surface of the neck is formed with a neck indication portion, and the putter head is formed with a putter head indication portion.

Abstract: A method of constructing a golf club head, comprising affixing a hosel to a shell, wherein said shell comprises a striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of said ball striking face, and a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of said ball striking face, wherein said shell defines a golf club head interior within said shell, wherein said hosel is configured to receive a golf club shaft, wherein said hosel comprises an internal portion within said golf club head interior and an external portion extending outside said shell, wherein said golf club head comprises a hosel rib affixed to said internal portion of said hosel, manipulating the orientation of said hosel relative to said shell after affixing said hosel to said shell, and affixing said hosel rib to said shell after manipulating the orientation of said hosel.

Abstract: A head body h1 includes a recess part 14 for a socket. A socket 10 is attached to the recess part 14 for a socket. A weight body 12 is detachably attached to the socket 10. The weight body 12 can be secured by relative rotation of an angle +?°. The weight body 12 can be detached by relative rotation of an angle??°. The weight body 12 includes an engaging part 32. The socket 10 includes a first hole part 18 and a second hole part 20. The engaging part 32 can take an engaging position EP and a non-engaging position NP at the second hole part 20 by the relative rotations. A sectional shape of the engaging part 32 has N-fold rotation symmetry. N is an integer of 1 or greater and 3 or less.

Abstract: A game assembly involving the arrangement of game pieces on a game board and permitting storage and transportation of the game pieces arranged on the game board in an intermediate stage of game play. The game assembly comprises a case having a plurality of hinged case segments which are foldable from open configuration exposing a game area to a closed configuration enclosing the game area. The hinged case segments includes lateral case segments hingedly joined to opposing edges of an internal case segment. The game area is formed from lateral and internal game elements. The lateral game elements are disposed on the lateral case segments. The internal game element are hingedly connected to one of the lateral game elements and rotatably moveable between being disposed on the internal case segment and being disposed on the one of the lateral game elements.

Abstract: A golf club gc includes a head hd, a shaft sf, a sleeve sv, and a screw sc. The sleeve sv is secured to a tip part of the shaft sf. The sleeve sv includes a plurality of engaging projections sv6 and non-engaging surfaces sv7, each of the non-engaging surfaces sv7 positioned between the engaging projections sv6 adjacent to each other. A hosel 10 of the head hd includes an engaging recess 10a extending downward from a hosel end face 10b, and a hosel hole h1. Rotation of the sleeve sv to the head hd is regulated by engagement between the engaging projection sv6 and the engaging recess 10a. A space is formed between an inner surface of the hosel hole h1 and the non-engaging surface sv7 in the connected state.

Abstract: A removable weight in the form of a plug screw that is received in a receptacle of a golf club head. The weight includes adjustment weight pieces that are added to or subtracted from the screw body to yield the desired weight adjustment. The plug screw is removably connected to the golf club head and includes multiple recesses which receive various shaped weight pieces. The weight pieces can be formed from a variety of materials, each having a particular density to provide a multitude of weight choices.

Abstract: A bowling ball and pin separator to prevent bowling pins from being caught up by a ballwheel within an electromechanical pinsetter machine. The separator includes a base plate, a hinge with a spring, and a rigid arm. The hinge connects the rigid arm to the base plate, and the spring provides sufficient tension such that only the weight of a bowling ball is enough to cause the arm to be moved. In certain embodiments, the rigid arm is an elongated member having a plurality of bends.

Abstract: A board game is provided that relates to identifying music and associating the music with the geographic region. The board game comprises one or more map game pieces that show geographic regions of the world. The board game also has an audio storage medium that is configured to store a plurality of music tracks from various geographic regions depicted on the map game pieces, wherein the geographic regions comprise continents, subregions of continents and countries around the world. The board game further comprises a legend game piece that provides a list of the names of the continents, subregions of continents and countries shown on the map game pieces. An instruction manual is also provided for the board game. The instruction manual comprises an answer key that lists the association of the plurality of music tracks on the audio storage medium with the various continents, subregions of continents and countries.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pin-setting apparatus for bowling or skittle lanes (3?-6?) comprising a plurality of pins (3-6), wherein each pin is connected to an associated string (3?-6?). The apparatus comprises for each pin (3-6) a rotatable pulley (13-16) arranged to roll up and/or off the associated string (3?-6?) and detecting means arranged to detect a movement of the pin (3-6) when hit directly or indirectly by a bowling ball, and activating means arranged to rotate the pulley (13-16) so as to roll off the string (3?-6?) as soon as the pin (3-6) gets hit. This way, the pin (3-6) will not be obstructed by possible tension in the string (3?-6?) and will move as if it was not attached at all.

Abstract: An expandable baton assembly has an outer baton section which received an intermediate baton section and an inner baton section telescopically received therein such that an overall length between two opposing working ends of the assembly can be extended for use and retracted for storage. Each of the two opposing ends is suitably arranged as both a hand grip and a striking portion such that the assembly is reversible between two different working orientations having different characteristics. The assembly can be retained in the retracted position by frictional engagement of the grip at the working end of the inner baton section within the open inner end of the outer baton section.

Abstract: An interchangeable grip system for golf putters includes an inner sleeve installed on the butt end of a putter shaft, and a plurality of pre-manufactured outer grip sleeves adapted for universal removable installation on the inner sleeve. The look and/or feel of the putter may be changed by simply removing the outer sleeve and replacing it with an alternate outer sleeve. A threaded fastener secures the outer sleeve to the inner sleeve, and may further function to permit weight adjustment. A plurality of weighted fasteners is provided to allow for the overall weight of the putter to be adjusted. Each fastener is provided with a keyed head that requires a compatible tool or wrench for tightening and removal. A hand-tool is provided to allow for quick and easy removal of the fastener, and further functions to store various weighted fasteners to allow for weight adjustment.

Abstract: A bowling game table featuring a lane surface having a bilaterally symmetrical trough on each side of the flat top surface. A ramp that swivels from side to side from which a ball is rolled will allow a person to “aim” a ball as he or she tries to strike a set of pins on the opposite end of the bowling game surface. In order to level the playing field among the players a handicap pin system has been provided. In order to improve the function of the game surface the top surface is reversible to display other games that may be played.