Football and lacing for footballs
First Claim
1. A football comprising an outer shell having a central portion and tapered end portions, and a molded plastic lacing assembly extending along the central portion of the shell, said lacing assembly comprising elongate fastener plate means of molded plastic secured in fixed position with respect to the shell and extending along the central portion of the shell, a lacing member of molded plastic configured to resemble football lacing, and a plurality of interengageable quick-fastening components on said fastener plate means and said lacing member for quick fastening of said lacing member to said fastener plate means.
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Abstract
A football comprising an outer shell having a central portion and tapered end portions, and a molded plastic lacing assembly extending along the central portion of the shell. The lacing assembly comprises an elongate fastener plate secured to the shell, a lacing member configured to resemble football lacing, and a plurality of interengageable quick-fastening components on said fastener plate and lacing member for snap-fastening the lacing member to the said fastener plate. The quick-fastening components may comprise a plurality of holes in the fastener plate and a plurality of snap fastening elements projecting from the lacing member adapted to be pressed into the holes in the fastener plate.
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- 1. A football comprising an outer shell having a central portion and tapered end portions, and a molded plastic lacing assembly extending along the central portion of the shell, said lacing assembly comprising elongate fastener plate means of molded plastic secured in fixed position with respect to the shell and extending along the central portion of the shell, a lacing member of molded plastic configured to resemble football lacing, and a plurality of interengageable quick-fastening components on said fastener plate means and said lacing member for quick fastening of said lacing member to said fastener plate means.
- 16. A lacing assembly for a football comprising elongate fastener plate means of molded plastic adapted to be secured in fixed position with respect-to the shell of a football, a lacing member of molded plastic configured to resemble football lacing, and a plurality of interengageable quick-fastening components on said fastener plate means and said lacing member for quick fastening of said lacing member to said fastener plate means.
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