Method for making a ball and the product thereof

• US 20040229722A1
• Filed: 05/14/2003
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Timewell Trading Limited
• Original Assignee: Timewell Trading Limited
• Inventors: Liu, Yuan-Jung
• Application Number:
  US10/437,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20040229722A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/605
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/10 Bladder and cover united
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 45/02 Marking of balls

Abstract

A method for making a ball includes the steps of preparing a bladder, inflating the bladder, wiring the bladder, patching pieces of a first covering onto the wired bladder, securing the first covering on the wired bladder, patching pieces of a second covering onto the first covering, and securing the second covering pieces on the first covering. Each of the second covering pieces is provided with protrusions and a trademark formed on an outer periphery of the second covering piece. A color is added to the trademark during injection molding for making each of the second covering pieces.

Claims

1. A method for making a ball comprising the steps of:

preparing a bladder;

inflating the bladder;

wiring the bladder;

patching pieces of a first covering with a first color onto the wired bladder;

securing the pieces of the first covering on the wired bladder;

patching pieces of a second covering with a second color onto the pieces of the first covering;

defining gaps between every two adjacent pieces of the second covering;

forming stripes by revealing the first color of the pieces of the first covering from the gaps; and

securing the pieces of the second covering on the pieces of the first covering.

2-3. -3. (canceled)

4. A ball comprising:

a bladder;

a lining made of wires and mounted around the bladder;

pieces of a first covering with a first color securely mounted on an outer periphery of the lined bladder;

pieces of a second covering with a second color, each securely formed on an outer periphery of the pieces of the first covering;

gaps defined between two adjacent pieces of the second covering; and

stripes formed by a portion of the pieces of the first covering.

5. (canceled)