Bowling lane conditioning machine

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front-left perspective view of a bowling lane conditioning machine that incorporates one embodiment of our new design in which a handle is in an up position.

FIG. 2 is a left-side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right-side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front-left perspective view of a bowling lane conditioning machine that incorporates another embodiment of our new design in which a handle is in a storage position.

FIG. 9 is a left-side view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a right-side view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof.

A bottom view thereof is shown in FIG. 7.

The broken line showing of the bowling lane conditioning machine is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a bowling lane conditioning machine, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D531766
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 17, 2004
Date of Patent: Nov 7, 2006
Assignee: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation (Lake Forest, IL)
Inventors: Emilio Ambasz (Buenos Aires), Troy A. Recknagel (Muskegon, MI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Kathleen Sims
Attorney: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 29/219,520
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Surface Treatment, E.g., Floor, Street, Etc. (D32/15)