Portable bowling alley container

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable bowling alley container (100), the container (100) comprising: a machine (10) for arranging the bowling pins (11); a screen (20) for displaying players' points, attached to the top of the pin-arranging machine (10); a receiving tub (30) for receiving bowling balls and fallen pins, attached behind the pin-arranging machine (10); and a bowling alley lane, wherein the lane comprises a main lane (40) for rolling the bowling ball (12) and a side lane (50) for returning the bowling ball (12), which is attached at one side of the main lane (40), and wherein the bowling lane consists of a first part (41) extending along the floor of the container, from the pin-arranging machine (10) to the container entrance (101), and a second part (42) consisting of a set of segments connected to each other by a set of connectors (43), allowing same to be folded and unfolded, the segments being controlled by a hydraulic arm (61a), wherein the first segment (44) is connected to the first part (41) of the lane, and when the segments are unfolded, the lane extends several metres outside the entrance of the container (100), and when the segments are folded, the last segment (45) acts as a part for closing the container entrance. According to the invention, the container (100) also comprises a set of wheels (102), which wheels (102) allow the container to be moved from one place to another, and securing bases (103) if it is desired to securing the container (100) somewhere, the wheels (102) being raised from the floor by pressing on a hydraulic arm (106b) in order to centre the container on the securing bases (103), wherein the side walls and roof of the container (100) are provided with a set of foldable covering segments (105), such that, when it is desired to cover the second part (42) of the lane, the covering segments are pulled to the outside of the container to form a covering for the upper area and sides of the part of the lane extending out of the container.

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