US 11,969,067 B2
Horizontally movable bowling bag providing ease of use and maintenance
Sung Hwan Bae, Daegu (KR); Jae Young Bae, Daegu (KR); Si Hyeon Bae, Seoul (KR); and Gang Nam Bae, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed by Sung Hwan Bae, Daegu (KR); Jae Young Bae, Daegu (KR); Si Hyeon Bae, Seoul (KR); and Gang Nam Bae, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/140,035.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0056900 (KR), filed on May 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0074555 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. A45C 5/14 (2006.01); A45C 13/02 (2006.01); A45C 13/04 (2006.01); A45C 13/26 (2006.01); A63B 47/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45C 5/14 (2013.01) [A45C 13/02 (2013.01); A45C 13/04 (2013.01); A45C 13/262 (2013.01); A63B 47/007 (2013.01); A45C 2013/267 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A horizontally movable bowling bag providing ease of use and maintenance, the bowling bag comprising:
a frame having a space defined therein to store a plurality of bowling balls;
a ball support assembled to or integrally formed with the frame to support each of the plurality of bowling balls in the space;
a plurality of casters provided at a lower side of the frame to allow the frame to move in a horizontal direction, each of the plurality of casters comprising a coupling member removably coupled thereto so as to be exposed to an outside of the frame, a fixing boss fixed in a support hole in the frame using the coupling member, and a drive wheel coupled to a lower end of the fixing boss so as to be freely rotatable; and
a handle integrally coupled to one side of the frame, the handle being configured to be adjustable in length,
wherein the frame has a plurality of support sections integrally formed therewith, each of the plurality of support sections having a predetermined height and a predetermined width to disperse load applied to the fixing boss inserted into the support hole in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, the support hole being formed through each of the plurality of support sections, and
wherein each of the plurality of casters comprises:
a positioning projection formed on one side of the fixing boss so as to be inserted into and supported by a positioning hole formed under the support hole in order to prevent rotation of the fixing boss; and
a guide ring disposed on an upper end of the support hole and formed to allow the fixing boss to be inserted thereinto in order to prevent damage to the support hole due to the fixing boss.