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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1981
Morton Milden, West Orange, NJ (US);
Anthony V Falzarano, Montville, NJ (US);
Maddak, Inc., Pequannock, NJ (US);
Abstract
A bowling ball with a retractable handle is disclosed, wherein the ball (2) has a pair of substantially parallel bores (4) extending in spaced relation partially through the ball and connected by a recess (8) which receives a handle member (12) having a contour corresponding to that of the ball. Guide posts (20) slide through bushings (26) and are removably supported on the handle member. Resilient members (28) surround the guide posts and the bushings are removably supported in corresponding bores in the ball, with the guide posts and resilient members sliding into the bores. The resilient members compress when the handle member is grasped to lift the ball, and the compression is relieved upon release of the handle and ball to cause instantaneous retraction of the handle into the recess.