Football and method for manufacturing same
First Claim
1. A football comprising:
- an inflatable bladder;
a layer of wound filament fibers surrounding said inflatable bladder;
a carcass surrounding said layer of wound filament fibers, said carcass including raised areas and recessed areas and a plurality of panels positioned within said recessed areas of said carcass, such that an outer surface of said plurality of panels is flush with an outer surface of said raised surface of said carcass;
wherein said outer surface of said raised areas of said carcass has the appearance of a pebbled outer surface.
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Abstract
A football includes an inflatable bladder; a layer of wound filament fibers surrounding the inflatable bladder; a carcass surrounding the layer of wound filament fibers, including raised areas and recessed areas and a plurality of panels positioned within the recessed areas of the carcass. An outer surface of the plurality of panels is flush with an outer surface of the raised areas of the carcass, which includes the appearance of at least one of stitching, seams and a pebbled outer surface. A method of manufacturing a football includes providing an inflatable bladder, winding filament fibers around the bladder and molding a carcass around the fibers. The carcass is molded to include recessed areas, raised areas and the appearance of at least one of seams, stitching and a pebbled surface on the raised areas. Panels are then laminated to the recessed areas of the carcass.
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27 Claims
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1. A football comprising:
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an inflatable bladder;
a layer of wound filament fibers surrounding said inflatable bladder;
a carcass surrounding said layer of wound filament fibers, said carcass including raised areas and recessed areas and a plurality of panels positioned within said recessed areas of said carcass, such that an outer surface of said plurality of panels is flush with an outer surface of said raised surface of said carcass;
wherein said outer surface of said raised areas of said carcass has the appearance of a pebbled outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manufacturing a football, comprising the steps of:
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providing an inflatable bladder;
winding filament fibers around said bladder;
molding a carcass around said filament fibers, wherein said molding includes forming recessed areas, raised areas and the appearance of at least one of seams, stitching and a pebbled surface on said raised areas; and
laminating panels to said recessed areas of said carcass. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A football comprising:
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an inflatable bladder;
a layer of wound filament fibers surrounding said inflatable bladder;
a carcass surrounding said layer of wound filament fibers, said carcass including raised areas and recessed areas and a plurality of panels positioned within said recessed areas of said carcass, such that an outer surface of said plurality of panels is flush with an outer surface of said raised surface of said carcass;
wherein said raised areas of said carcass are greater than 0.25 inch wide. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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