Sport Ball With A Textile Restriction Structure
First Claim
1. A sport ball comprising:
- a casing that forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball;
a restriction structure located within the casing, the restriction structure including a textile element having a seamless portion with a non-planar configuration; and
a bladder located within the casing.
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Abstract
A sport ball may include a casing, a restriction structure, and a bladder. The casing forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball. The restriction structure is located within the casing and includes a textile element having a seamless portion with a non-planar configuration. The bladder is also located within the casing. The textile element may be a knitted fabric. Although the restriction structure may be seamless, the restriction structure may also include at most one seam or multiple seams that joins edges of the textile element. In addition, the seamless portion of the textile element may cover at least thirty percent or more of the surface of the bladder.
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45 Claims
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1. A sport ball comprising:
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a casing that forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball; a restriction structure located within the casing, the restriction structure including a textile element having a seamless portion with a non-planar configuration; and a bladder located within the casing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A sport ball comprising:
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a casing that forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball; a restriction structure located within the casing; and a bladder located within the reinforcing structure, wherein the restriction structure includes a textile element having a seamless portion that covers at least thirty percent of a surface of the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A sport ball comprising:
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a casing that forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball; a restriction structure located within the casing; and a bladder located within the restriction structure, wherein the restriction structure includes a textile element having a seamless portion with a non-planar configuration that covers at least eighty percent of a surface of the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A sport ball comprising:
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a casing that forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball; a restriction structure located within the casing, the restriction structure including a textile element with a seamless portion having a partially-spherical configuration; and a bladder located within the restriction structure. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A sport ball comprising:
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a casing that forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball; a restriction structure located within the casing; and a bladder located within the restriction structure, wherein the restriction structure is formed from a textile and includes at most one seam that joins edges of the textile. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of manufacturing a sport ball, the method comprising:
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forming a textile element with a flat knitting process; and locating the textile element between an inflatable bladder and a casing of the sport ball. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of manufacturing a sport ball, the method comprising:
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mechanically-manipulating at least one yarn to form a textile element with a non-planar configuration; and locating the textile element between an inflatable bladder and a casing of the sport ball. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A method of manufacturing a sport ball, the method comprising:
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mechanically-manipulating at least one yarn to form a textile element with a first course and a second course, the first course being adjacent to the second course, and the first course having a greater number of wales than the second course; and locating the textile element between an inflatable bladder and a casing of the sport ball.
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