Sport ball with indented casing
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1. A sport ball comprising:
- a casing that includes a plurality of joined panels, including at least a first panel having (a) a first layer including a polymer material and positioned to form a portion of an exterior surface of the ball, (b) a second layer including a polymer foam material and positioned inward and adjacent to the first layer, and (c) a third layer including a textile material and positioned inward and adjacent to the second layer, the casing defining at least one indentation in the exterior surface, the first layer being bonded directly to the third layer at the indentation; and
a bladder located within the casing;
wherein the indentation is spaced from edges of the panel.
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Abstract
A sport ball may incorporate a casing that includes a plurality of joined panels. At least one of the panels may have a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The casing defines at least one indentation in the exterior surface, and the first layer is bonded to the third layer adjacent to the indentation. In some configurations, the casing may also define at least one indentations in a surface of the third layer, which may correspond in location with the indentation in the exterior surface. Additionally, the sport ball may include an intermediate structure and a bladder located within the casing.
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1. A sport ball comprising:
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a casing that includes a plurality of joined panels, including at least a first panel having (a) a first layer including a polymer material and positioned to form a portion of an exterior surface of the ball, (b) a second layer including a polymer foam material and positioned inward and adjacent to the first layer, and (c) a third layer including a textile material and positioned inward and adjacent to the second layer, the casing defining at least one indentation in the exterior surface, the first layer being bonded directly to the third layer at the indentation; and a bladder located within the casing; wherein the indentation is spaced from edges of the panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, 21)
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7. A sport ball comprising:
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a casing including at least one panel defining a plurality of edges, the panel having a polymer foam layer and a pair of cover layers located on opposite sides of the polymer foam layer, the panel defining opposing indentations in the cover layers, the indentations being spaced inward from the edges, and the cover layers being bonded directly to each other at the indentations; and a bladder located within the casing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 22)
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12. A sport ball comprising:
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a casing having an exterior surface facing outward from the ball and an opposite interior surface facing inward, the casing including a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels including a first panel having (a) an outer layer that defines a first indentation in the exterior surface of the casing, (b) an inner layer that defines a second indentation in the interior surface of the casing, and (c) a central layer, a majority of the outer layer of the first panel being spaced from the inner layer of the first panel by the central layer, and the outer layer of the first panel being secured to the inner layer of the first panel at the first indentation and the second indentation; and a bladder located within the casing; wherein the first panel has one or more peripheral edges joined to edges of adjacent panels of the casing to form one or more seams, each of the one or more seams projecting inward beyond portions of the first panel adjacent the one or more seams, the first indentation being spaced from the seams. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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