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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7220188 | Golf glove for promoting swing accuracy A golf glove comprising outer and inner sections connected to each other by a thumb line and a little finger line to become worn from fingers to substantially above a wrist and toward a user's arm is disclosed. The outer section has a finger portion, a knuckle porti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6938274 | Reinforced bowler's finger support An adjustable tensioning strap is mounted in a glove worn on the bowling hand and connecting the glove finger tip and an anchor point proximate the wrist or palm. The tensioning strap, from the finger tip to the anchor point, is held adjacent the glove lining by one... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6675392 | Grip-enhancing glove The control-enhancing material of the present invention includes a plurality of recesses, such as suction cups, positioned on the palm portion of the bowling glove. The areas covered by the control-enhancing material include the underside of the index fin... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6055669 | Bowling ball glove The control-enhancing material of the present invention includes a plurality of recesses, such as suction cups, positioned on the palm portion of the bowling glove. The areas covered by the control-enhancing material include the underside of the index fin... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5906546 | Bowling aid A bowling aid adapted to be mounted on either the bowler's index or little finger. The aid is a sheath into which the bowler's finger is inserted. Appropriate padding is provided in the sheath for gripping and protecting the finger. The padding can includ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5803821 | Golf club gripping aid and method of making same A golf club gripping device with two separate but interconnected parts, the first being a main palm-engaging and initially flat but flexible component. The other component is a tongue-like flexible element secured by stitching at one end to the main compo... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5688181 | Bowling aid A bowling aid adapted to be mounted on either the bowler's index or little finger. The aid is a rigid sheath into which the bowler's finger is inserted. Appropriate padding is provided in the sheath for gripping and protecting the finger. On the outer end... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5611735 | Bowling ball shot stabilizer for wrist and finger A bowling apparatus including a first support adapted to cover at least a portion of at least one finger of a bowler; a second support adapted to cover at least a wrist of a hand of a bowler; and an adjustable support comprising one end connected to the f... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5306059 | Bowling ball handling apparatus A bowling ball handling apparatus comprises a handle for a bowler to grip. A vacuum mechanism is attached to a first end of the handle for providing a vacuum to hold the bowling ball. A release mechanism is associated with a second end of the handle for r... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5145229 | Bowling ball holder A device for lifting, holding carrying, or swinging a bowling ball to practice the arm movement required for bowling. The device includes a pair of cylindrical bodies adapted to be inserted in adjacent finger holes of a bowling ball and which are detachab... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5082265 | Grip augmenting bowling ball handling apparatus A bowling ball handling apparatus (10) for enabling persons having limited gripping ability and others interested in an alternate way of bowling to hold and release a bowling ball (12). The apparatus (10) has an arcuate frame (14) to which are affixed a p... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4938487 | Bowling aid A bowling aid to enable a person to bowl whose natural thumb is missing, deformed, or injured, or to provide a person having a healthy thumb with an alternative mode of ball handling and control. A semi-rigid support member is removably received on the ha... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4659079 | Bowling training aid and method for using same A bowling training aid and a method for using same to develop an improved arm swing, the aid comprising at least two intersecting loops of material with a closeable opening for inserting a bowling ball, a base for preventing the ball from rolling across a... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4258947 | Handle attachment for bowling ball A handle attachment for a bowling ball includes a hand grip, a shank extending from the grip and a radially expansible plug extending from the shank. A mechanism for changing the length and therefore the radius of the plug between a locking position and a... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4257165 | Thumb pitch compensating span gauge A span gauge for measuring the distance between a thumb hole and a finger hole on a bowling ball comprised of a plate having a curved edge fitting the contour of the bowling ball and an angle positioning post pivotally attached to the edge of the plate. T... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4220333 | Bowling practice and/or exercising device A bowling practice and/or exercising device in the form of a retaining device for a bowling ball having a wrist encircling strap by which the retaining device is secured to the wrist of a person using the device so that a person can practice and perform v... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4062540 | Bowling ball control device A device for controlling a bowling ball having a thumb hole therein, in which a sleeve-like member for slipping on the bowler's thumb and into the hole of the ball, has one or more friction pads on the outside of the member adjacent the back of the thumb ... | 12/13/1977 |
