Smoke emitting game ball
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1. A spherical game ball for emitting smoke comprising:
- a central core of a detonator material;
a layer of a smoke emitting material surrounding said detonator material to be ignited by said detonator material upon impact thereof to emit smoke;
an outer shell covering said layer of said smoke emitting material and having at least one aperture for allowing the smoke to pass therethrough; and
a wire net interposed between said layer of said smoke emitting material and said outer shell extending at least below said aperture, said wire net being between 100 and 10 mesh and extending to cover not less than two thirds of the overall internal surface area of said outer shell for preventing the ignited smoke emitting material from spilling out of said aperture.
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Abstract
According to the invention, a smoke emission device such as a golf ball or a baseball game ball which emits attactive smoke while flying is provided for entertainment display. The smoke emission device includes a central core of a detonator material, a layer of a smoke emitting material and an outer shell having apertures for allowing the smoke to pass therethrough. A wire net between 100 and 10 mesh is interposed between the outer shell and the layer of the smoke emitting material to cover at least the apertures to thereby prevent hot molten mass of the combustion product from spilling out of the apertures.
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3 Claims
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1. A spherical game ball for emitting smoke comprising:
a central core of a detonator material;
a layer of a smoke emitting material surrounding said detonator material to be ignited by said detonator material upon impact thereof to emit smoke;
an outer shell covering said layer of said smoke emitting material and having at least one aperture for allowing the smoke to pass therethrough; and
a wire net interposed between said layer of said smoke emitting material and said outer shell extending at least below said aperture, said wire net being between 100 and 10 mesh and extending to cover not less than two thirds of the overall internal surface area of said outer shell for preventing the ignited smoke emitting material from spilling out of said aperture.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeHosoya Pyrotechnics Company Limited
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Original AssigneeHosoya Pyrotechnics Company Limited
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InventorsHosoya, Fumio
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Primary Examiner(s)Marlo, George J.
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Application NumberUS06/676,721Time in Patent Office669 DaysField of Search273/213, 273/60 R, 273/60 B, 273/58 R, 273/58 A, 102/334, 272/8 N, 272/20US Class Current473/376CPC Class CodesA63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangem...F42B 4/00 Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic...
