Sportsball with Sculptural Ball Surface

• US 20180169483A1
• Filed: 12/19/2016
• Published: 06/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tsung Ming Ou
• Original Assignee: Tsung Ming Ou
• Inventors: OU, Tsung Ming
• Application Number:
  US15/384,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20180169483A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0025 Football American football A63B2243/007
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/08 Ball covers; Closures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/10 Bladder and cover united
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 45/00 Apparatus or methods for manufacturing balls working of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29

Abstract

A sportsball includes a ball body having a valve stem formed thereat, a plurality of cover panels overlappedly coupled on the ball body to form a ball carcass for enclosing the ball body therein, and a sculptural arrangement having a plurality of sculptural bumps integrally formed on an outer panel surface of one of the cover panels that create maximum grip and speed of the sportsball, wherein the sculptural bumps are raised above the outer panel surface of the cover panel without applying a depression force to indent on the outer panel surface of the cover panel.

Claims

1. An sportsball, comprising:

a ball body;

a plurality of cover panels covering said ball body to form a ball carcass to receive said ball body therein, wherein said cover panels are coupled with each other edge-to-edge to enclose said ball body inside said ball carcass; and

a sculptural arrangement having a plurality of sculptural patterns integrally formed on at least a portion of an outer panel surface of one of said cover panels to form a sculptural ball surface of said cover panel that creates gripping ability and speed of said sportsball, wherein said sculptural patterns are formed on said outer panel surface of said cover panel without applying a depression force to indent on said outer panel surface of said cover panel.

2. The sportsball, as recited in claim 1, wherein said sculptural patterns are sculptural bumps raised above said outer panel surface of said cover panel without applying the depression force to indent on said outer panel surface of said cover panel.

3. The sportsball, as recited in claim 2, wherein each of said sculptural bumps is made of sculptural substance which is PU composite ink.

4. The sportsball, as recited in claim 2, wherein said sculptural bumps are individually and spacedly protruded from said outer panel surface of said cover panel that said outer panel surface of said cover panel is exposed at a gap between said sculptural bumps.

5. The sportsball, as recited in claim 3, wherein said sculptural bumps are individually and spacedly protruded from said outer panel surface of said cover panel that said outer panel surface of said cover panel is exposed at a gap between said sculptural bumps.

6. The sportsball, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said sculptural patterns has a base coating portion and a raised coating portion integrally protruded therefrom, wherein said base coating portions of said sculptural patterns are integrally extended from each other and form a base coating layer to enclose said outer panel surface of said cover panel, such that said raised coating portions are spacedly raised above said base coating layer.

7. The sportsball, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said sculptural bumps has a base coating portion and a raised coating portion integrally protruded therefrom, wherein said base coating portions of said sculptural bumps are integrally extended from each other and form a base coating layer to enclose said outer panel surface of said cover panel, such that said raised coating portions are spacedly raised above said base coating layer.

8. The sportsball, as recited in claim 1, wherein said sculptural patterns are identical in size and shape.

9. The sportsball, as recited in claim 4, wherein said sculptural bumps are identical in size and shape.

10. The sportsball, as recited in claim 7, wherein said sculptural bumps are identical in size and shape.

11. The sportsball, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said sculptural patterns has a flat top surface.

12. The sportsball, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said sculptural bumps has a flat top surface.

13. The sportsball, as recited in claim 7, wherein each of said sculptural bumps has a flat top surface.

14. The sportsball, as recited in claim 1, wherein said sculptural patterns are orderly sculptured in a wavy pattern on said cover panel to form an air channel between said sculptural patterns so as to enhance an aerodynamics of the sportsball.

15. The sportsball, as recited in claim 4, wherein said sculptural bumps are orderly sculptured in a wavy pattern on said cover panel to form an air channel between said sculptural bumps so as to enhance an aerodynamics of the sportsball.

16. The sportsball, as recited in claim 7, wherein said sculptural bumps are orderly sculptured in a wavy pattern on said cover panel to form an air channel between said sculptural bumps so as to enhance an aerodynamics of the sportsball.

17. The sportsball, as recited in claim 15, wherein each of said sculptural bumps are sculptured in a quadrilateral shape.

18. The sportsball, as recited in claim 16, wherein each of said sculptural bumps are sculptured in a quadrilateral shape.

19. The sportsball, as recited in claim 1, wherein six of said cover panels are provided to interlock with each other edge-to-edge to form said ball carcass, wherein each of said cover panels has a “

X”

configuration to define a center panel portion and four panel extension portions, wherein each of said cover panels has a plurality of curved edges and at least a straight edge extended from one of said curved edges, wherein each of said cover panels comprises a skin layer, a backing layer, and a cushioning layer sandwiched between said skin layer and said backing layer, wherein a design pattern is printed on said skin layer.

20. The sportsball, as recited in claim 4, wherein six of said cover panels are provided to interlock with each other edge-to-edge to form said ball carcass, wherein each of said cover panels has a “

X”

configuration to define a center panel portion and four panel extension portions, wherein each of said cover panels has a plurality of curved edges and at least a straight edge extended from one of said curved edges, wherein each of said cover panels comprises a skin layer, a backing layer, and a cushioning layer sandwiched between said skin layer and said backing layer, wherein a design pattern is printed on said skin layer.

21. The sportsball, as recited in claim 7, wherein six of said cover panels are provided to interlock with each other edge-to-edge to form said ball carcass, wherein each of said cover panels has a “

X”

configuration to define a center panel portion and four panel extension portions, wherein each of said cover panels has a plurality of curved edges and at least a straight edge extended from one of said curved edges, wherein each of said cover panels comprises a skin layer, a backing layer, and a cushioning layer sandwiched between said skin layer and said backing layer, wherein a design pattern is printed on said skin layer.