Modified ball structure

• US 20050261083A1
• Filed: 05/24/2004
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Foremost Sporting Goods Manufacturing Limited
• Original Assignee: Foremost Sporting Goods Manufacturing Limited
• Inventors: Liao, Chin-Wei
• Application Number:
  US10/851,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20050261083A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/353
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0053 for locating an object, e.g. a lost ball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0003 Golf balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0022 Coatings, e.g. paint films; Markings
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0051 Materials other than polybutadienes; Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0055 with non-spherical insert(s)
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0075 Three piece balls, i.e. cover, intermediate layer and core
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces

Abstract

A modified ball structure has a base, a transparent hard inner body, a light emission control module, a transparent rubbery intermediate body and a spherical transparent outer body. An accommodation room is disposed on the base for installing the light emission control module thereon. More than two fixing components are annularly disposed outside the accommodation room. The transparent rubbery intermediate body is a soft rubber with resilience and shock-absorbing effect, and sheathes the surface of the transparent hard inner body. The spherical transparent outer body is a plastic body with a low flying resistance coefficient, and sheathes the surface of the transparent rubbery intermediate body. A better performance of the ball can be thus accomplished through the design of the three-layered structure.

Claims

1. A modified ball structure, comprising:

a transparent hard inner body;

a base disposed in said transparent hard inner body and having an accommodation room, more than two fixing components being disposed outside said accommodation room;

a light emission control module disposed in said accommodation room, said light emission control module having a circuit board with a detection switch thereon, said detection switch having a housing with a metallic resilient component therein, said metallic resilient component being connected with a pole of a battery, a conducting terminal capable of contacting said metallic resilient component when vibrated being disposed on a middle portion in said housing, said conducting terminal being connected with another pole of said battery, more than one light emitting devices and a control chip being disposed on said circuit board, and said battery providing power for said control chip to output different waveforms to let said light emitting devices generate various dynamic bright and dark variations or output different frequencies to allow said light emitting devices generate various color variations when said conducting terminal contacts said metallic resilient component;

a transparent rubbery intermediate body sheathing a surface of said transparent hard inner body; and

a spherical transparent outer body sheathing a surface of said transparent rubbery intermediate body.

2. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transparent hard inner body is formed by embedding an upper rubber and a lower rubber.

3. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixing components are columnar.

4. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metallic resilient component is a flexible resilient sheet.

5. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metallic resilient component is connected with one pole of said battery via a conducting wire.

6. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said conducting terminal is connected with the other pole of said battery via a conducting wire.

7. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transparent rubbery intermediate body is a soft rubber with resiliency and shock-absorbing effect.

8. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said spherical transparent outer body is a plastic body with a low flying resistance coefficient.

9. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ball can be a golf ball, a clash ball or a spring ball.

10. A modified ball structure comprising:

a transparent hard inner body;

a base disposed in said transparent hard inner body and having an accommodation room, more than two fixing components being disposed outside said accommodation room;

a light emission control module disposed in said accommodation room, said light emission control module having a circuit board with a vibration switch thereon, said vibration switch being connected with a battery, more than one light emitting devices and a control chip being disposed on said circuit board, said battery providing power for said control chip to output different waveforms to allow said light emitting devices generate various dynamic bright and dark variations or output different frequencies to allow said light emitting devices generate various color variations when said vibration switch functions;

a transparent rubbery intermediate body sheathing a surface of said transparent hard inner body; and

a spherical transparent outer body sheathing a surface of said transparent rubbery intermediate body.

11. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 10, wherein said transparent hard inner body is formed by embedding an upper rubber and a lower rubber.

12. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 10, wherein said fixing components are columnar.

13. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 10, wherein said transparent rubbery intermediate body is a soft rubber with resiliency and shock-absorbing effect.

14. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 10, wherein said spherical transparent outer body is a plastic body with a low flying resistance coefficient.

15. The modified ball structure as claimed in claim 10, wherein said ball can be a golf ball, a clash ball or a spring ball.