Game ball with flexible plastic foam tail
First Claim
1. A game ball for playing catch having attached thereto an elongated tail of flexible plastic foam having memory or resilience which causes it to spring back to its original shape when deflected and being of light weight relative to the ball so the tail follows the ball in flight, said tail being substantially 10 to 25 inches in length so the ball may be caught while in flight by grasping its tail as the ball moves past the catcher and the ball may be thrown by grasping the end of the tail remote from the ball and whirling the ball about and releasing the tail when the ball is travelling in the desired direction and at the desired speed, and the cross section and bulk of said tail being of such size that said tail has substantially no tendency to tangle with or wrap around objects such as tree limbs with which it may come in contact during flight.
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Abstract
A ball with a tail of flexible plastic foam by which the ball may be thrown or caught. The tail trails the ball in flight and is of cross section great enough to prevent wrapping around or tangling with tree limbs, wires, etc., with which the tail may come in contact during flight.
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4 Claims
- 1. A game ball for playing catch having attached thereto an elongated tail of flexible plastic foam having memory or resilience which causes it to spring back to its original shape when deflected and being of light weight relative to the ball so the tail follows the ball in flight, said tail being substantially 10 to 25 inches in length so the ball may be caught while in flight by grasping its tail as the ball moves past the catcher and the ball may be thrown by grasping the end of the tail remote from the ball and whirling the ball about and releasing the tail when the ball is travelling in the desired direction and at the desired speed, and the cross section and bulk of said tail being of such size that said tail has substantially no tendency to tangle with or wrap around objects such as tree limbs with which it may come in contact during flight.
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Current AssigneeWilliam A. Clarke
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Original AssigneeWilliam A. Clarke
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InventorsClarke, William A.
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Primary Examiner(s)Marlo, George J.
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Application NumberUS05/795,928Time in Patent Office363 DaysField of Search273/58, 273/199 R, 273/199 A, 273/DIG. 8, 273/106 R, 273/106 A, 273/106 B, 273/106 F, 46/51, 46/52US Class Current473/575CPC Class CodesA63B 2208/12 specially adapted for childrenA63B 43/02 with a handle
