Embossed, inflatable ball making method
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1. A method of making an inflatable ball, the method comprising the steps of:
- i) molding an inner tube from butyl rubber and then processing the outer wall of the inner tube into a coarse surface;
ii) preparing cover panels from ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) through a foaming process and then processing the inside wall of each cover panel into a coarse surface;
iii) covering the cover panels over the inner tube to form a blank ball; and
iv) embossing the surface of the blank ball thus obtained by an embossing machine through a heating process and then quickly cooling the embossed ball.
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Abstract
The method includes the steps of i) molding an inner tube from butyl rubber, ii) processing the outer wall of the inner tube into a coarse surface; iii) preparing cover panels from ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) through a foaming process and then processing the inside wall of each cover panel into a coarse surface; iv) covering the cover panels over the inner tube by a press to form a blank ball; and v) embossing the surface of the blank ball thus obtained by an embossing machine through a heating process and then quickly cooling the embossed ball.
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1. A method of making an inflatable ball, the method comprising the steps of:
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i) molding an inner tube from butyl rubber and then processing the outer wall of the inner tube into a coarse surface; ii) preparing cover panels from ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) through a foaming process and then processing the inside wall of each cover panel into a coarse surface; iii) covering the cover panels over the inner tube to form a blank ball; and iv) embossing the surface of the blank ball thus obtained by an embossing machine through a heating process and then quickly cooling the embossed ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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