Game ball lacing
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1. A game ball comprising:
- a casing having and a laced region; and
a lacing coupled to the laced region of the casing, the lacing having an exposed surface comprised of an outer material that is compressible, resilient, and tactile, the outer material having a modulus of elasticity of between 14 and 170 kg/cm2 and a tensile strength between 100 and 650 kg/cm2, the lacing further comprising an inner substrate coupled to an outer layer, the inner substrate including at least one strand of a high tensile strength material and a plastic generally surrounding to the strand.
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Abstract
A game ball including a casing and a lacing. The casing has a laced region. The lacing is coupled to the laced region of the casing. The lacing has an exposed surface comprised of an outer material that is compressible, resilient, and tactile. The outer material has a modulus of elasticity of between 14 and 170 kg/cm2 and a tensile strength between 100 and 650 kg/cm2. At least a portion of the lacing can have an exposed pebbled surface.
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1. A game ball comprising:
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a casing having and a laced region; and
a lacing coupled to the laced region of the casing, the lacing having an exposed surface comprised of an outer material that is compressible, resilient, and tactile, the outer material having a modulus of elasticity of between 14 and 170 kg/cm2 and a tensile strength between 100 and 650 kg/cm2, the lacing further comprising an inner substrate coupled to an outer layer, the inner substrate including at least one strand of a high tensile strength material and a plastic generally surrounding to the strand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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3. A game ball comprising:
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a casing having a laced region; and
a lacing coupled to the laced region of the casing, the lacing having an exposed surface, at least a portion of the exposed surface of the lacing having a pebbled texture the lacing further comprising an inner substrate and an outer layer, wherein the outer layer includes the exposed surface, and wherein the inner substrate is formed from one or more materials selected from the group consisting of a woven cloth, a non-woven cloth, a urethane impregnated cloth, at least one nylon strand, at least one polyester strand, a metal wire, a plastic, a vinyl, a polymer, a latex, a rope, a leather strip and a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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