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Sport ball casing with integrated bladder material

  • US 8,852,039 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2012
  • Issued: 10/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sport ball including a casing, the casing comprising:

  • a first panel and a second panel that each have an exterior surface facing outward and an opposite interior surface facing inward, the interior surface of the first panel being bonded to the interior surface of the second panel to form a seam that joins the first panel and the second panel together;

    wherein the interior surface is defined by an inner layer including a bladder material for enclosing a pressurized fluid within the casing, the bladder material including a first layer of thermoplastic polymer material and a second layer of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; and

    wherein edges of the first panel and the second panel form a portion of an exterior surface of the casing.

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