Apparatus for selectively metering dressing onto a bowling lane surface

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PATENT NO 5629049
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08618255

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An apparatus applies dressing fluid to a bowling lane surface in a discrete pattern laterally across a plurality of zones on the bowling lane. A carriage, for movement along a bowling lane, has an applicator mounted thereon for applying the dressing fluid to the bowling lane surface. Dressing fluid is supplied from a reservoir by means off a plurality of pulse valves which supply the dressing fluid to a plurality of fluid dispersion chambers, each having an inlet connected to one of the pulse valves and having an outlet positioned to apply dressing fluid to the applicator. The outlet has a width equal to the width of one of the zones. A controller is provided for selectively activating each of the pulse valves to discharge a discrete amount of fluid dressing into each dispersion chamber. Each zone may be the width of one board across the bowling alley so that different discrete amounts of oil can be applied to each board. A method is provided to supply discrete amounts of bowling lane dressing to each of a plurality of zones wherein each zone is one board width or portion of a board width.

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QUBICAAMF WORLDWIDE LLC8100 AMF DRIVE MECHANICSVILLE VA 23111

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Caffrey, Stephen F Arvada, CO 12 192
Feldman, Leonid Broomfield, CO 5 41
Smith, Ronald L Boulder, CO 52 1289

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