Joseph A Conigliaro

US Patent:

58139184, Sep 29, 1998

Filed:

Nov 4, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/743339

Inventors:

Joseph Conigliaro - Rosedale NY

Assignee:

X-Act Duplicator, Inc. - Richmond Hill NY

International Classification:

A63B 4302

US Classification:

473128

Abstract:

A improved, and simplified method of producing a finger or thumb hole (gripping hole) copied from an existing reference hole in a bowling ball. The essential improvement in this invention being an improved method of replicating a reference hole of a bowling ball with ease and relative cost efficiency and to have the ability to change the orientation of the new hole in pitch and distance. A silicone mold taken of the reference hole allows a urethane sleave to be created that features a duplicative a) length of the reference hole; b) texture of the inner portion of the reference hole; c) bevel at the top of the reference hole; and d) shape of the reference hole so that these dimensions can be copied immediately, or at a later date, onto a new ball. A variety of hole sizes (eg. 11/8, 11/4, 13/8 inches) can also be used to remedy any change or correction in the finger size.

US Patent:

20230044984, Feb 9, 2023

Filed:

Jun 24, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/848589

Inventors:

Joseph Conigliaro - Valley Stream NY, US

International Classification:

A63B 37/00

Abstract:

An improved bowling ball finger grip or insert for a finger in a bowling ball comprising a tubular body adapted to be inserted into the finger hole of the bowling ball. The tubular body has an upper portion and a lower portion, with a bore having a uniform cross section formed through the tubular body that defines at least one finger opening that is located at the upper portion of the finger grip. The lower portion defines a lower wall that is thicker than an upper wall that is defined by the upper portion of the finger grip. The dimensions of the lower portion and lower wall define a base of the finger grip that fits tightly within the finger hole of the bowling ball while giving the upper portion of the finger grip or finger expansion area extra room to expand as the finger of a user swells during play.