BASKETBALL HAVING A REDUCED MOMENT OF INERTIA
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1. A basketball for organized, competitive play and having a total mass, comprising:
- an inflatable, generally spherical bladder having a bladder mass that is greater than 25 percent of the total mass;
a set of windings surrounding the bladder;
an elastomeric layer surrounding the set of windings and the bladder, the elastomeric layer and the set of windings having a collective mass that is less than 55 percent of the total mass; and
a plurality of cover panels positioned over the elastomeric layer.
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Abstract
A basketball configured for organized, competitive play and having a total mass. The basketball includes an inflatable, generally spherical bladder, a set of winding surrounding the bladder, an elastomeric layer surrounding the set of windings and the bladder, and a plurality of cover panels positioned over the elastomeric layer. The bladder has a bladder mass that is greater than 25 percent of the total mass. The elastomeric layer and the set of windings have a collective mass that is less than 55 percent of the total mass.
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1. A basketball for organized, competitive play and having a total mass, comprising:
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an inflatable, generally spherical bladder having a bladder mass that is greater than 25 percent of the total mass; a set of windings surrounding the bladder; an elastomeric layer surrounding the set of windings and the bladder, the elastomeric layer and the set of windings having a collective mass that is less than 55 percent of the total mass; and a plurality of cover panels positioned over the elastomeric layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. The basketball of claim 19, wherein the sponge rubber compound includes a foaming agent, wherein the foaming agent represents at least 2.5 percent of the weight of the rubber compound prior to curing of the rubber compound.
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