Basketball having a carcass with seam areas
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1. A laminated basketball, comprising:
- a bladder;
a winding layer around said bladder;
a carcass with an inner face adjacent said winding layer and an outer face, said carcass including a plurality of curvilinearly extending channels each having an outwardly extending rib with sides and an exteriorly projecting face, said channels defining a plurality of panel areas, said carcass comprising an inner layer with a greater thickness in said panel areas tapering to a lesser thickness in said channels and an outer layer with a substantially equal thickness except where said rib defines a greater thickness; and
a plurality of panels each laminated to the outer face of said carcass in one said panel area.
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Abstract
A basketball formed from overlying layers includes a carcass layer with recessed curvilinearly extending seam areas. Ribs longitudinally follow the recessed seam areas and extend outwardly therefrom. Panels are mounted to the carcass between the ribs.
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1. A laminated basketball, comprising:
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a bladder;
a winding layer around said bladder;
a carcass with an inner face adjacent said winding layer and an outer face, said carcass including a plurality of curvilinearly extending channels each having an outwardly extending rib with sides and an exteriorly projecting face, said channels defining a plurality of panel areas, said carcass comprising an inner layer with a greater thickness in said panel areas tapering to a lesser thickness in said channels and an outer layer with a substantially equal thickness except where said rib defines a greater thickness; and
a plurality of panels each laminated to the outer face of said carcass in one said panel area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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