Sport ball with pump having pressure relief and/or pressure indication capability
First Claim
1. An inflatable sport ball comprising an internal pump, wherein the pump includes means for actuating the pump and wherein said pump includes means for pumping ambient air into the interior of the ball and means for releasing air from the interior of the ball, and further wherein the pump is essentially flush with or below the surface of the ball when not in use.
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Abstract
An inflatable sport ball, such as a basketball, a football, a soccer ball, a volleyball or a playground ball, is provided with a self-contained inflation mechanism, or multiple self-contained inflation mechanisms, for inflating or more likely adding pressure to the ball. The pump additionally contains an integral pressure relief device to release air and relieve the pressure of the ball and/or a pressure-indicating device to determine the relative pressure of the ball. The mechanism is a pump which is inside of the ball and which is operable from outside of the ball to pump ambient air into the ball.
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- 1. An inflatable sport ball comprising an internal pump, wherein the pump includes means for actuating the pump and wherein said pump includes means for pumping ambient air into the interior of the ball and means for releasing air from the interior of the ball, and further wherein the pump is essentially flush with or below the surface of the ball when not in use.
- 9. An inflatable sport ball comprising an internal pump, wherein the pump includes means for actuating the pump and wherein said pump includes means for pumping ambient air into the interior of the ball, further wherein the pump includes means for indicating the relative pressure of the ball, and further wherein the pump is essentially flush with or below the surface of the ball when not in use.
- 16. An inflatable sport ball comprising an internal pump, wherein the pump includes means for actuating the pump and wherein said pump includes means for pumping ambient air into the interior of the ball and means for releasing air from the interior of the ball, and wherein the pump includes means for indicating the relative pressure of the ball, further wherein the pump is essentially flush with or below the surface of the ball when not in use.
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