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Basketball having a reduced moment of inertia

  • US 10,022,593 B2
  • Filed: 12/29/2015
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A basketball for organized, competitive play and having a total mass, comprising:

  • an inflatable, generally spherical bladder having a bladder mass that is greater than 25 percent of the total mass;

    a set of windings surrounding the bladder;

    an elastomeric layer surrounding the set of windings and the bladder, the elastomeric layer and the set of windings having a collective mass that is less than 55 percent of the total mass; and

    a plurality of cover panels positioned over the elastomeric layer, the basketball being formed without one or more of electronics, batteries and charging coils.

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