Bladder
First Claim
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1. A bladder for an inflatable ball comprising:
- at least two planar reinforcing surfaces extending inside the bladder; and
at least one electronic device arranged within the bladder and maintained in a predetermined position by the planar reinforcing surfaces.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a bladder for an inflatable ball including structure for receiving an electronic device therein. The structure facilitates at least one of cushioning, positioning, locating, and supporting the electronic device. The structure cushions reaction forces arising from a foot strike to the bladder and/or provides a restoring force to the electronic device subsequent to a foot strike to maintain the device in its predetermined position.
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55 Claims
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1. A bladder for an inflatable ball comprising:
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at least two planar reinforcing surfaces extending inside the bladder; and
at least one electronic device arranged within the bladder and maintained in a predetermined position by the planar reinforcing surfaces.
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18. A bladder for an inflatable ball comprising:
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at least one electronic device arranged within the bladder; and
a plurality of pulling elements coupled to and disposed at least partially within the bladder and coupled to the at least one electronic device to maintain the device in a predetermined position within the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 49)
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38. A bladder for an inflatable ball comprising:
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a plurality of hollow struts extending radially inwardly from an outside surface of the bladder when inflated, the struts at least partially defining a cavity arranged substantially in a center of the bladder; and
at least one electronic device arranged inside the cavity, wherein at least one of the hollow struts is adapted to pass the at least one electronic device from outside the bladder into the cavity.
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50. (canceled)
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51. A method of forming a bladder comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one forming element;
applying a material to at least a portion of an external surface of the forming element; and
removing the forming element by at least one of dissolving the forming element and melting the forming element. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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