Tossable game-ball device
First Claim
1. A multi-component game ball having a long axis and comprisinga generally football-shaped inner core unit formed of a high-resilience, polyurethane foam,a generally football-shaped, outer core unit encasing and bound to said inner core unit, formed of a soft, slow-return polyurethane foam,a thin, generally football-shaped, high-friction, grip-enhancing, outer skin encasing and bound to said outer core unit, formed of a water-based, pigmented, acrylic emulsion, barrier release coating for urethane foam, said core units and said skin collectively forming an assembly, anda flight-enhancing, elongate tail structure extending from within said assembly along the ball'"'"'s said long axis and projecting outwardly axially from one end of that assembly, said tail structure including, adjacent an end which is spaced from the assembly, radially outwardly extending fin structure.
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Abstract
A multi-component game ball comprising (1) a generally football-shaped inner core formed of a high-resilience, polyurethane foam, (2) a generally football-shaped outer core encasing and bound to the inner core formed preferably of a soft, slow-return, polyurethane foam, (3) a thin, generally football-shaped, high-friction, grip-enhancing outer skin encasing and bound to the outer core formed preferably of a water-based, pigmented, acrylic emulsion, barrier release coating for urethane foam, and (4) a flight-enhancing, elongate tail structure extending from within the assembly (made up of the inner and outer cores and the skin) and extending outwardly along the ball'"'"'s long axis, with radially extending fin structure forming part thereof.
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5 Claims
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1. A multi-component game ball having a long axis and comprising
a generally football-shaped inner core unit formed of a high-resilience, polyurethane foam, a generally football-shaped, outer core unit encasing and bound to said inner core unit, formed of a soft, slow-return polyurethane foam, a thin, generally football-shaped, high-friction, grip-enhancing, outer skin encasing and bound to said outer core unit, formed of a water-based, pigmented, acrylic emulsion, barrier release coating for urethane foam, said core units and said skin collectively forming an assembly, and a flight-enhancing, elongate tail structure extending from within said assembly along the ball'"'"'s said long axis and projecting outwardly axially from one end of that assembly, said tail structure including, adjacent an end which is spaced from the assembly, radially outwardly extending fin structure.
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