Rubber basketball with skived channel look
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1. A basketball of molded construction, comprising:
- an inflatable bladder;
a monofilament strand wound around said bladder to define a winding layer; and
a seamless cover molded over said winding layer, said cover comprising an interior surface, a plurality of simulated panel areas defining an exterior surface, a plurality of simulated seam areas separating adjacent said molded panel areas, each simulated seam area comprising a floor with parallel edges disposed between said interior and exterior surfaces and obliquely angled walls connecting one said edge to one said panel area.
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Abstract
A basketball formed with a molded cover having tactile indicia for determining the orientation and position of the molded panel areas of the basketball. The indicia associated with the panel areas include wide depressed areas formed in the cover material of the molded rubber basketball and extending longitudinally with channels formed within the basketball cover.
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1. A basketball of molded construction, comprising:
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an inflatable bladder;
a monofilament strand wound around said bladder to define a winding layer; and
a seamless cover molded over said winding layer, said cover comprising an interior surface, a plurality of simulated panel areas defining an exterior surface, a plurality of simulated seam areas separating adjacent said molded panel areas, each simulated seam area comprising a floor with parallel edges disposed between said interior and exterior surfaces and obliquely angled walls connecting one said edge to one said panel area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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