Patent Issued for Systems and Methods of Beveling Bowling Ball Holes

摘要

The assignee for this patent, patent number 8375557, is Qubicaamf Worldwide LLC (Mechanicsville, VA).nnReporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "The invention relates generally to bowling balls, and more specifically to systems and methods of drilling and fitting a bowling ball to a bowler's hand.nn"The finger and thumb holes in bowling balls have traditionally been drilled with an upright drill press or milling machine, and in some cases with a horizontal boring machine. After drilling, the top edge of the hole is extremely sharp and requires beveling or chamfering in order not to cut the bowler's fingers or thumb and to provide a comfortable bowling grip that does not cause stress, bruising, or irritation of the bowler's hand.