Decorative baseball and method of making the same
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1. A method for forming a decorative baseball comprising the steps of:
- applying a graphic pattern to a conventional baseball having seams and laces at least part of the pattern crossing at least part of the seams;
cutting the laces and separating at least two material covering sections having the decorative pattern applied thereto;
storing a decorative pattern contained on each of the two sections;
reproducing the decorative patterns on further sections; and
applying the further sections having reproduced patterns on the further sections to a core and securing the further sections to the core at seams with laces wherein the reproduced patterns are in substantial alignment with each other across the seams.
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Abstract
A decorative baseball and method for making the same provides a conventional baseball having a covering over a core that includes seams and laces. The covering has a decorative pattern applied thereto that extends through the seams in substantial alignment and covers substantially an entire surface of the ball. The decorative pattern is formed by applying a pattern, initially, to a conventional ball, cutting the laces of the ball to separate the two sections of covering, reproducing the pattern from the sections and forming new sections with the pattern for application to ball cores using conventional laces.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for forming a decorative baseball comprising the steps of:
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applying a graphic pattern to a conventional baseball having seams and laces at least part of the pattern crossing at least part of the seams; cutting the laces and separating at least two material covering sections having the decorative pattern applied thereto; storing a decorative pattern contained on each of the two sections; reproducing the decorative patterns on further sections; and applying the further sections having reproduced patterns on the further sections to a core and securing the further sections to the core at seams with laces wherein the reproduced patterns are in substantial alignment with each other across the seams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for forming a decorative baseball comprising the steps of:
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applying an original decorative pattern to a conventional baseball having a first pair of dog bone-shaped covering sections that are held together by laces at confronting seams, wherein the original decorative pattern extends across at least one portion of the seams; removing each of the first pair dog bone-shaped covering sections from a first ball core and storing an image of the original decorative pattern each of the dog bone-shaped covering sections when each of the first pair of dog bone-shaped covering sections are laid substantially flat; applying a copy of the original decorative pattern based upon the image to each of a second pair of dog bone-shaped covering sections and forming lace holes in each of the second pair of dog bone-shaped covering sections about respective perimeter edges of each of the second pair of dog bone-shaped covering sections; wrapping each of the second pair of dog bone-shaped covering sections about a second ball core so that at least a portion of the copy of the decorative pattern on one of the second pair of dog bone-shaped covering sections is in substantial alignment with a mating portion of the decorative pattern on the other of the second pair of dog bone-shaped covering sections at a seam defined therebetween, whereby the copy of the decorative pattern extends substantially uninterrupted across an adjoining portion of the seam; and securing each of the one and the other of the second pair of dog bone-shaped covering sections together with laces. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for forming a decorative ball comprising the steps of:
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establishing an original decorative pattern on a ball having a first set of at least two separate covering sections that are joined together at a confronting seam, wherein the original decorative pattern extends across at least one portion of the seam; separating each of the first set of at least two covering sections from each other and storing an image of the original decorative pattern on each of the first set of at least two covering sections when each of the first set of at least two covering sections are separated; applying a copy of the original decorative pattern based upon the image to each of a second set of at least two covering sections that are substantially identical in shape to each of the first set of at least two covering sections; and joining each of the second set of at least two covering sections together so that a portion of the copy of the decorative pattern on one of the second set of at least two covering sections is in substantial alignment with mating portions of the copy of the decorative pattern on the other of the second set of at least two covering sections at a seam defined therebetween, whereby the copy of the decorative pattern extends substantially uninterrupted across an adjoining portion of the seam; and securing each of the one and the other of the second set of at least two covering sections together with stitched laces. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A decorative ball having seams and a decorative pattern that extends across the seams in substantial alignment, formed according to a process that comprises the steps of:
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establishing an original decorative pattern on a ball having a first set of at least two separate covering sections that are joined together at a confronting seam, wherein the original decorative pattern extends across at least one portion of the seam; separating each of the first set of at least two covering sections from each other and storing an image of the original decorative pattern on each of the first set of at least two covering sections when each of the first set of at least two covering sections are separated; applying a copy of the original decorative pattern based upon the image to each of a second set of at least two covering sections that are substantially identical in shape to each of the first set of at least two covering sections; joining each of the second set of at least two covering sections together so that a portion of the copy of the decorative pattern on one of the second set of at least two covering sections is in substantial alignment with mating portions of the copy of the decorative pattern on the other of the second set of at least two covering sections at a seam defined therebetween, whereby the copy of the decorative pattern extends substantially uninterrupted across an adjoining portion of the seam; and securing each of the one and the other of the second set of at least two covering sections together with stitched laces.
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