Energy conserving pinsetter with minimized pin overflow

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PATENT NO 5372551
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08080290

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Overflow of bowling pins in an automatic pinsetter (26) having a distributor (44) for distributing pins to a plurality of pin positions (90) may be substantially reduced by utilizing additional switches (150) in pin spotting cells (120) at each pin position to provide indications of whether a pin is loaded in the associated spotting cell (120), which information may be processed by a CPU (108) and used to deenergize a relay (230) controlling power to the distributor (44), a pit conveyer (34) and a pin elevator (38) to halt operation of such components when pin delivery is not required.

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BRUNSWICK BOWLING & BILLIARDS525 WEST LAKETON AVENUE P O BOX 329 MUSKEGON MI 49443-0329

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brim, Ted E Grand Haven, MI 10 94
Katje, Michael J Spring Lake, MI 22 237
McCarthy, Corneilius M Muskegon, MI 1 6

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