Method of Producing Sportsball with Sculptural Ball Surface
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a soccer ball, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a ball body having a valve stem formed thereat;
(b) providing a plurality of cover panels;
(c) integrally forming a plurality of sculptural bumps on at least a portion of one of said cover panels to form a sculptural ball surface of said cover panel, wherein said sculptural bumps are raised above an outer panel surface of said cover panel without applying a depression force to indent on said outer panel surface of said cover panel; and
(d) overlapping said cover panels on said ball body to form a ball carcass, wherein said cover panels are bonded with each other to enclose said ball body inside said ball carcass, wherein one of said cover panels has a valve hole aligning with said valve stem of said ball body.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a sports ball includes the steps of: providing a ball body having a valve stem formed thereat; providing a plurality of cover panels; integrally forming a plurality of sculptural bumps on at least a portion of one of the cover panels to form a sculptural ball surface of the cover panel; and overlapping the cover panels on said ball body to form a ball carcass in a stitch-less manner. Accordingly, the sculptural bumps are raised above an outer panel surface of the cover panel without applying a depression force to indent on the outer panel surface of the cover panel. The cover panels are interlocked and bonded with each other edge-to-edge to enclose the ball body inside the ball carcass.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a soccer ball, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a ball body having a valve stem formed thereat; (b) providing a plurality of cover panels; (c) integrally forming a plurality of sculptural bumps on at least a portion of one of said cover panels to form a sculptural ball surface of said cover panel, wherein said sculptural bumps are raised above an outer panel surface of said cover panel without applying a depression force to indent on said outer panel surface of said cover panel; and (d) overlapping said cover panels on said ball body to form a ball carcass, wherein said cover panels are bonded with each other to enclose said ball body inside said ball carcass, wherein one of said cover panels has a valve hole aligning with said valve stem of said ball body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A soccer ball, comprising:
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a ball body having a valve stem formed thereat; a plurality of cover panels overlappedly laminated on said ball body to form a ball carcass in a stitch-less manner, wherein said cover panels are interlocked and bonded with each other edge-to-edge to enclose said ball body inside said ball carcass, wherein one of said cover panels has a valve hole aligning with said valve stem of said ball body; and a sculptural arrangement having a plurality of sculptural bumps integrally formed on at least a portion of one of said cover panels to form a sculptural ball surface of said cover panel that create maximum grip and speed of said soccer ball, wherein said sculptural bumps are raised above an outer panel surface of said cover panel without applying a depression force to indent on said outer panel surface of said cover panel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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