Sweat-absorbing game ball
DCFirst Claim
1. A sweat-absorbing inflatable game ball comprising a bladder and a synthetic leather cover, the cover including a base fabric formed of polyurethane-impregnated polymeric fibers and a wet-coagulated polyurethane outer coating above the base fabric, the cover having a pebbled outer surface provided by a plurality of outwardly projecting pebbles and valleys between the pebbles, each of the pebbles having a side surface and an outer surface, the polyurethane outer coating of the cover having a plurality of openings on the side surfaces of the pebbles.
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Abstract
A sweat-absorbing game ball comprises an inflatable rubber bladder and a synthetic leather cover which surrounds the bladder. The synthetic leather cover includes a base fabric of polyurethane-impregnated nonwoven nylon fibers and an outer coating of wet-coagulated polyurethane. A pebbled surface configuration is molded into the outer surface of the cover, and the pebbled surface includes a plurality of outwardly projecting pebbles. Each pebble includes an outer surface and a side surface, and a plurality of small openings are formed in the polyurethane outer coating on the side surfaces of the pebbles.
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- 1. A sweat-absorbing inflatable game ball comprising a bladder and a synthetic leather cover, the cover including a base fabric formed of polyurethane-impregnated polymeric fibers and a wet-coagulated polyurethane outer coating above the base fabric, the cover having a pebbled outer surface provided by a plurality of outwardly projecting pebbles and valleys between the pebbles, each of the pebbles having a side surface and an outer surface, the polyurethane outer coating of the cover having a plurality of openings on the side surfaces of the pebbles.
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