Non-slip inflatable sports ball
First Claim
1. A sports ball of a selected shape having play value for a child incident to being caught by opposite directional closing movements of said child'"'"'s hands thereupon, said sports ball comprising an inflatable bladder, pressure air within said bladder of an extent exerting an outwardly directional force to both impart a three dimensional inflated shape thereto and oppose deformation of said bladder as might result from an inwardly applied directional force, thin gauge plastic construction material disposed with delineated areas in a flat relation as a cover against said bladder and having a pattern of molded outwardly facing hollow circular projections each of a diameter of approximately {fraction (3/16)} of an inch and in a clearance position above said delineated areas a child'"'"'s hands partaking of opposite directional closing movements upon said sports ball in flight during the sports activity use thereof effective to flatten between said bladder and said flat delineated cover areas, said hollow projections in collapsed configurations in response to an applied force of closing movements applied thereagainst during the catching of said sports ball, whereby said collapsed configurations enhance the gripping of said sports ball.
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Abstract
An external surface to enhance the catching of an inflated sports ball which is imparted with a frictioned nature when caught in flight and is caused by a molded surface of a plurality of hollow raised circular {fraction (3/16)} inch projections which collapse under the external pressure of closing movement exerted thereagainst in the catching of the sports ball, wherein the collapsed projections obviate slippage along the external surface.
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- 1. A sports ball of a selected shape having play value for a child incident to being caught by opposite directional closing movements of said child'"'"'s hands thereupon, said sports ball comprising an inflatable bladder, pressure air within said bladder of an extent exerting an outwardly directional force to both impart a three dimensional inflated shape thereto and oppose deformation of said bladder as might result from an inwardly applied directional force, thin gauge plastic construction material disposed with delineated areas in a flat relation as a cover against said bladder and having a pattern of molded outwardly facing hollow circular projections each of a diameter of approximately {fraction (3/16)} of an inch and in a clearance position above said delineated areas a child'"'"'s hands partaking of opposite directional closing movements upon said sports ball in flight during the sports activity use thereof effective to flatten between said bladder and said flat delineated cover areas, said hollow projections in collapsed configurations in response to an applied force of closing movements applied thereagainst during the catching of said sports ball, whereby said collapsed configurations enhance the gripping of said sports ball.
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Current AssigneeArthur Miller
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Original AssigneeArthur Miller
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InventorsMiller, Arthur
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Primary Examiner(s)WONG, STEVEN B
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Application NumberUS10/138,669Time in Patent Office484 DaysField of Search473/596, 473/595, 473/604, 473/605, 473/597, 473/603, 473/614, 473/573US Class Current473/596CPC Class CodesA63B 2208/12 specially adapted for childrenA63B 41/08 Ball covers; Closures thereforA63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangem...
