PANEL OF A BALL FOR A BALL GAME, A BALL, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
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1. A method of making a panel of a ball for a ball game, comprising the steps of:
- providing a panel blank of a predetermined material as a main body;
removing a portion of an outer periphery of said main body thereby forming a cut-out about the outer periphery of said main body, said cut-out forming a recessed outer periphery of said main body and a folding portion extending from said recessed outer periphery,folding said folding portion into contact with said recessed outer periphery of said main body portion such that an undersurface of said folding portion engages said recessed outer periphery of said main body portion, andsecuring said undersurface of said folding portion to said recessed outer periphery of said main body;
wherein an upper portion of said folding portion forms an outer periphery of the panel when said undersurface of said folding portion is folded into engagement with said recessed outer periphery of said main body portion.
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The present invention provides a panel of the ball for ball game, said panel has the folding portion and the opposite folding portion on its periphery, which are opposite to each other and made of the same continuous material. The folding portion and the opposite folding portion of said leather panels have the good engaging property and difficult to separate with each other during usage because they are made of the same material. The panel has simple manufacturing process and low production cost, making the ball for ball game comprising above panels have good using properties, simple manufacturing process and low production cost.
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1. A method of making a panel of a ball for a ball game, comprising the steps of:
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providing a panel blank of a predetermined material as a main body; removing a portion of an outer periphery of said main body thereby forming a cut-out about the outer periphery of said main body, said cut-out forming a recessed outer periphery of said main body and a folding portion extending from said recessed outer periphery, folding said folding portion into contact with said recessed outer periphery of said main body portion such that an undersurface of said folding portion engages said recessed outer periphery of said main body portion, and securing said undersurface of said folding portion to said recessed outer periphery of said main body; wherein an upper portion of said folding portion forms an outer periphery of the panel when said undersurface of said folding portion is folded into engagement with said recessed outer periphery of said main body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of making a cover for covering an outer surface of a ball, comprising the steps of:
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providing a reinforcing layer; forming a plurality of panels with each of said panels being formed by providing a panel blank of a predetermined material as a main body, removing a portion of an outer periphery of said main body thereby forming a cut-out about the outer periphery of said main body, said cut-out forming a recessed outer periphery of said main body and a folding portion extending from said recessed outer periphery, folding said folding portion into contact with said recessed outer periphery of said main body portion such that an undersurface of said folding portion engages said recessed outer periphery of said main body portion, and securing said undersurface of said folding portion to said recessed outer periphery of said main body such that an upper portion of said folding portion forms an outer periphery of the panel when said undersurface of said folding portion is folded into engagement with said recessed outer periphery of said main body portion; and securing said plurality of panels to said reinforcement layer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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