Ball
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1. An inflatable ball comprising:
- an outer shell having a plurality of panels having at least one backing material and at least one surface material, wherein;
the plurality of panels are interconnected by seams;
each of the plurality of panels comprises at least one pseudo-seam provided in both the backing material and the surface material extending at least over an outer surface of the panel; and
at least one pseudo-seam forms a closed curve and does not cross a seam.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an inflatable ball, in particular a soccer ball, having an outer shell comprising a plurality of panels, wherein the panels are interconnected by seams and each panel comprises at least one pseudo-seam extending over at least a part of the outer surface of the panel.
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1. An inflatable ball comprising:
an outer shell having a plurality of panels having at least one backing material and at least one surface material, wherein; the plurality of panels are interconnected by seams; each of the plurality of panels comprises at least one pseudo-seam provided in both the backing material and the surface material extending at least over an outer surface of the panel; and at least one pseudo-seam forms a closed curve and does not cross a seam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26)
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19. An inflatable ball comprising:
an outer shell having a plurality of panels having at least one backing material and at least one surface material, wherein; the plurality of panels are interconnected by seams; each of the plurality of panels comprises at least one pseudo-seam provided in both the backing, material and the surface material extending at least over an outer surface of the panel; at least one pseudo-seam forms a closed curve and does not cross a seam; the pseudo-seams have a cross-sectional shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the seams and a depth of the pseudo-seams is less than a depth of the seams; and each of the plurality of panels has a three-dimensionally domed shape in an un-stressed state. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An inflatable ball comprising:
an outer shell comprising twelve or fewer panels having at least one backing material and at least one surface material, wherein; the panels are interconnected by seams; each of the twelve or fewer panels comprises at least one pseudo-seam provided in both the backing material and the surface material extending at least over an outer surface of the panel; at least one pseudo-seam forms a closed curve and does not cross a seam; and at least one pseudo-seam of a panel is not parallel to another pseudo-seam of the same panel.
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