Visually enhanced football
First Claim
1. A visually enhanced prolate spheroidal football having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, said ball comprising an exterior surface having means defining the appearance of indicia which generally circumscribes the longitudinal extent of the football so that upon rotation of the ball about the longitudinal axis a first distinctive visual image is produced and upon rotation about a transverse axis a second distinctive visual image is produced, said means being of a form such that it does not protrude substantially from the surface of the ball and does not adversely affect the normal flight and gripping of the ball.
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Abstract
The longitudinal extent of a football is circumscribed with contrasting indicia so that upon rotation of the ball about substantially the longitudinal axis, a first visually distinctive image is produced. When the ball rotates about substantially a transverse axis, a second visually distinctive image is produced. The indicia is of such form that it does not protrude substantially from the surface of the ball and does not adversely affect the normal flight and gripping of the ball.
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- 1. A visually enhanced prolate spheroidal football having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, said ball comprising an exterior surface having means defining the appearance of indicia which generally circumscribes the longitudinal extent of the football so that upon rotation of the ball about the longitudinal axis a first distinctive visual image is produced and upon rotation about a transverse axis a second distinctive visual image is produced, said means being of a form such that it does not protrude substantially from the surface of the ball and does not adversely affect the normal flight and gripping of the ball.
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