Removable Moisture-Resistant Ball Cover

• US 20130017912A1
• Filed: 07/11/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Swag Company Inc
• Original Assignee: Swag Company Inc
• Inventors: DeAngelis-Duffy, Cindy
• Application Number:
  US13/546,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20130017912A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/607
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/026 Chewable toys, e.g. for dental care of pets
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/14 specially adapted for animals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 39/06 Special coverings

Abstract

A removable moisture-resistant ball cover is provided. The ball cover substantially encloses a ball, such as a tennis ball, and includes an opening which can be expanded to attach the ball cover over the ball or remove the ball cover from the ball. The ball cover may be made from a silicone rubber material so as to be resistant to the absorption of liquid and also flexible enough to be easily attached and detached from the ball. The opening may be shaped in a variety of manners, such as a circular, crescent or oval, to permit the opening to be easily expanded to attach or detach the cover from the ball. The ball cover is sufficiently thin to maintain the functionality and usefulness of the dimensions of the ball but sufficiently thick to avoid being easily damaged by an animal which may chew on the ball with the ball cover.

Claims

1. A removable ball cover comprising:

a flexible covering configured to substantially surround a ball; and

an opening disposed on the covering which flexibly expands to permit the flexible covering to substantially surround the ball.

2. The removable ball cover of claim 1, wherein the flexible covering is a moisture-resistant material.

3. The removable ball cover of claim 2, wherein the moisture-resistant material is silicone rubber.

4. The removable ball cover of claim 3, wherein the flexible covering is approximately 1.5 millimeters (mm) thick.

5. The removable ball cover of claim 1, wherein the flexible covering is a spherical shape that is configured to substantially surround a spherical ball.

6. The removable ball cover of claim 1, wherein the width of the opening is less than the diameter of the ball.

7. The removable ball cover of claim 6, wherein the width of the opening is between approximately 5 mm to 35 mm.

8. The removable ball cover of claim 7, wherein the opening is circular-shaped.

9. The removable ball cover of claim 7, wherein the opening is substantially crescent-shaped.

10. The removable ball cover of claim 1, wherein the width of the opening is approximately 0 mm, such that the flexible covering entirely encloses the ball.

11. The removable ball cover of claim 1, wherein the flexible covering is configured to substantially enclose a rubber ball with a felt outer layer.

12. The removable ball cover of claim 11, wherein the flexible covering is configured to substantially enclose a tennis ball.