Colorable ball and kit for making

• US 20030171173A1
• Filed: 05/06/2002
• Published: 09/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lewis Rudzki
• Original Assignee: Lewis Rudzki
• Inventors: Rudzki, Lewis
• Application Number:
  US10/138,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20030171173A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/569
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/00 Hollow inflatable balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/12 Tools or devices for blowing up or closing balls for pricking-balls A63B39/04
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 45/02 Marking of balls

Abstract

A kit and method for coloring the inside of a ball is disclosed, with the kit comprising at least one inflatable transparent or translucent ball having a valve stem, at least one colorant, and at least one paint injector for injecting at least one colorant into an inflatable ball. The paint injector comprises a hollow barrel, a plunger which fits into the hollow barrel, and at least one hollow needle for injecting said at least one colorant into said ball. The kit may also include a pump for inflating the ball before the colorant, preferably paint, is injected into the ball.

Claims

1. ) A kit for coloring the inside of a ball, said kit comprising:

A) at least one inflatable ball selected from the group consisting of translucent balls, and transparent balls, and combinations thereof, said ball comprising a valve stem;

B) at least one colorant; and

C) at least one paint injector for injecting said at least one colorant into said at least one inflatable ball, said at least one paint injector comprising;

i) a hollow barrel;

ii) a plunger which fits into said hollow barrel;

iii) at least one hollow needle for injecting said at least one colorant into said ball.

2. ) The kit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one inflatable ball is selected from the group consisting of basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, volley balls, kick balls, and combinations thereof.

3. ) The kit according to claim 1, wherein said ball is translucent.

4. ) The kit according to claim 2, wherein said ball is a basketball.

5. ) The kit according to claim 1, wherein said colorant is selected from the group consisting of dyes, stains, and paints.

6. ) The kit according to claim 5, wherein said colorant is said paints.

7. ) The kit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one ball is translucent.

8. ) The kit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one ball is transparent.

9. ) The kit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one ball is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, other transparent and translucent plastics, and combinations thereof.

10. ) The kit according to claim 6, wherein said paints are comprised of colors selected from the group consisting of black, white, yellow, blue, orange, green, purple, red, and combinations thereof.

11. ) The kit according to claim 1, further comprising at least one pump to inflate said at least one ball.

12. ) The kit according to claim 1, further comprising at least one needle for said at least one pump to inflate said at least one ball.

13. ) The kit according to claim 1, wherein said colorant does not adhere to the inside of said at least one ball.

14. ) A method of coloring the inside of a ball, comprising:

inflating a ball having a valve stem, said ball selected from the group consisting of transparent balls and translucent balls; and

injecting a colorant into said ball by means of a paint injector, said colorant being injected into said ball by means of a at least one paint injector.

15. ) The method according to claim 14, wherein said at least one inflatable ball is selected from the group consisting of basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, volley balls, kick balls, and combinations thereof.

16. ) The method according to claim 14, wherein said ball is translucent.

17. ) The method according to claim 14, wherein said ball is a basketball.

18. ) The method according to claim 14, wherein said colorant is selected from the group consisting of dyes, stains, and paints.

19. ) The method according to claim 18, wherein said colorant is said paints.

20. ) The method according to claim 14, wherein said at least one ball is translucent.

21. ) The method according to claim 14, wherein said at least one ball is transparent.

22. ) The method according to claim 14, wherein said at least one ball is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, other transparent and translucent plastics, and combinations thereof.

23. ) The method according to claim 14, wherein said colorants are comprised of colors selected from the group consisting of black, white, yellow, blue, orange, green, purple, red, and combinations thereof.

25. ) The method according to claim 14, further comprising at least one pump to inflate said at least one ball.

26. ) The method according to claim 14, further comprising at least one needle for said at least one pump to inflate said at least one ball.

27. ) The method according to claim 14, wherein a colorant which does not adhere to the inside of the ball is injected.

28. ) A toy device comprising:

a ball being either translucent or transparent, said ball having a valve stem;

a colorant positioned on the inside of said ball.