Game ball

• US 5,165,685 A
• Filed: 01/06/1992
• Issued: 11/24/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John P. Hynes
• Original Assignee: John P. Hynes
• Inventors: Hynes, John P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US07/817,328
• Time in Patent Office: 323 Days
• Field of Search: 273/65 EG, 273/26 R, 273/26 D, 273/58 K, 273/58 A, 273/58 B, 273/58 BA, 273/60 R, 273/60 B, 40/327, D21/204, D21/205
• US Class Current: 473/597
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0037 Basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/08 Ball covers; Closures therefor

Abstract

A game ball, such as a basketball, which includes a pair of raised or indented substantially circular polar seams disposed around each pole of the game ball and a plurality of raised or indented substantially circular seams disposed about the equatorial circumference of the game ball and further being tangentially connected to both substantially circular polar seams. An athlete is able to grip the seams with up to five fingers to facilitate gripping and controlling the ball.

Claims

1. An improved game ball comprising:

(a) a pair of substantially circular polar seam means one of which is disposed around each pole of said game ball;

(b) a plurality of substantially circular interconnected seam means disposed about the equatorial circumference of said game, ball and tangentially connected to both said substantially circular polar seam means, and each of said seam means defining a raised or indented formation which permits an athlete to grip the seams with up to five fingers to facilitate gripping and controlling the ball.

2. The improved game ball of claim 1 further comprising at each connection of said seam means the formation of a seam of single width.

3. The improved game ball of claim 1 wherein all said circular seam means encompass substantially the same area.

4. The improved game ball of claim 1 wherein substantially circular seam means are tangentially disposed about said equatorial circumference of said game ball tangentially connected to both substantially circular polar seam means.