Basketball with removable rings
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a basketball body having a plurality of slots each extending circumferentially around said body; and
a plurality of elastic rings removably received respectively within said plurality of slots, each of said plurality of elastic rings extending circumferentially around said body, each of said plurality of elastic rings having an outer surface extending outwardly beyond an outer surface of said body.
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Abstract
A basketball apparatus having a ball body with a plurality of slots extending circumferentially around the ball body and a plurality of elastic rings removably received within the plurality of slots. The plurality of elastic rings extend circumferentially around the ball body. The ball body has a first pole area and a second pole area. Each of the elastic rings has a thickness at the pole areas that is less than a thickness between the pole areas. Each of the elastic rings extends outwardly of the outer surface of the ball body. Each of the plurality of elastic rings has a textured outer surface.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a basketball body having a plurality of slots each extending circumferentially around said body; and
a plurality of elastic rings removably received respectively within said plurality of slots, each of said plurality of elastic rings extending circumferentially around said body, each of said plurality of elastic rings having an outer surface extending outwardly beyond an outer surface of said body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16)
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4. An apparatus comprising:
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a basketball body having a plurality of slots each extending circumferentially around said body; and
a plurality of elastic rings removably received respectively within said plurality of slots, each of said plurality of elastic rings extending circumferentially around said body, each of said plurality of elastic rings having an outer surface extending outwardly beyond an outer surface of said body, said body having a first pole area and a second pole area opposite to said first pole area, said plurality of plastic rings being in overlapping relationship at said first and second pole areas. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a basketball body having a plurality of slots each extending circumferentially around said body; and
a plurality of elastic rings removably received respectively within said plurality of slots, each of said plurality of elastic rings extending circumferentially around said body, each of said plurality of elastic rings having an outer surface extending outwardly beyond an outer surface of said body, each of said plurality of elastic rings having a textured surface extending outwardly of said outer surface of said body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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