Bowling lane, bowling lane cover and perspective pattern

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EP 1 304 146 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/51

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/17

(21)	Application number: 03000849.4

(22)	Date of filing: 06.04.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A63D 1/04

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	99302671.5 / 1043048

(71)	Applicant: BRUNSWICK BOWLING & BILLIARDS CORPORATION
	Muskegon, MI 49443-0329 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Morrissey, William Thomas III Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506 (US)

(74)	Representative: Miller, James Lionel Woolverton et al
	Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)

(54)	Bowling lane, bowling lane cover and perspective pattern

(57) A bowling lane surface comprising a top cover layer having a pattern of a plurality of elongated simulated boards side-by-side across the width of the lane, the simulated boards across the lane being of alternate light and dark shades, having a symmetrical V pattern of spaced range finders (22) on selected ones of the simulated boards, positioned uniformly across the lane, on the first longitudinal portion of the lane, selected simulated boards, preferably those having the range finders (22) thereon, being outlined by dark lines simulating joints, a plurality of dark elongated markings (30,32) arranged on selected simulated boards in the second longitudinal portion of the lane.

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