Sport ball casing and methods of manufacturing the casing
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1. A spherical sport ball comprising:
- a casing that includes first and second substantially hemispherical panel components, each substantially hemispherical panel component being a unitary structure having a central panel and a plurality of polygonal peripheral panels adjacent to the central panel;
wherein the first substantially hemispherical panel component is joined with the second substantially hemispherical panel component at a non-linear, circumferential seam between peripheral panels of the first hemispherical panel component and peripheral panels of the second hemispherical panel component;
each of the substantially hemispherical panel components further including a plurality of flange areas extending from edges of the polygonal peripheral panels, the flange areas of each of the polygonal peripheral panels being joined to flange areas of adjacent polygonal peripheral panels.
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Abstract
A spherical sport ball may include a casing that includes first and second substantially hemispherical panel components. Each substantially hemispherical panel component may be a unitary structure having a central panel and a plurality of polygonal peripheral panels adjacent to the central panel. In addition, the first substantially hemispherical panel component may be joined with the second substantially hemispherical panel component at a non-linear, circumferential seam between peripheral panels of the first hemispherical panel component and peripheral panels of the second hemispherical panel component.
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1. A spherical sport ball comprising:
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a casing that includes first and second substantially hemispherical panel components, each substantially hemispherical panel component being a unitary structure having a central panel and a plurality of polygonal peripheral panels adjacent to the central panel; wherein the first substantially hemispherical panel component is joined with the second substantially hemispherical panel component at a non-linear, circumferential seam between peripheral panels of the first hemispherical panel component and peripheral panels of the second hemispherical panel component; each of the substantially hemispherical panel components further including a plurality of flange areas extending from edges of the polygonal peripheral panels, the flange areas of each of the polygonal peripheral panels being joined to flange areas of adjacent polygonal peripheral panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A spherical sport ball comprising:
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a casing that includes first and second substantially hemispherical panel components, each substantially hemispherical panel component being a unitary structure having a polygonal central panel and a plurality of polygonal peripheral panels adjacent to the central panel; wherein sides of the polygonal central panel are defined by elongated indentations in the casing, the elongated indentations further defining at least one side of each polygonal peripheral panel; wherein the hemispherical panel components include flange areas that form edge portions of the peripheral panels, the flange areas of each of the polygonal peripheral panels being joined to flange areas of adjacent polygonal peripheral panels; and wherein the flange areas of adjacent peripheral panels of the first hemispherical panel component are coextensive at a vertex between the adjacent peripheral panels. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A sport ball comprising:
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a casing that includes a panel component having a unitary structure and including a pentagonal central panel and a plurality of polygonal peripheral panels adjacent to the central panel; wherein each side of the pentagonal central panel is defined by an elongated indentation in the casing; and wherein a side of each polygonal peripheral panel is defined by one of the indentations that also defines one of the sides of the pentagonal central panel; the panel component further including a plurality of flange areas extending from edges of the polygonal peripheral panels, the flange areas of each of the polygonal peripheral panels being joined to flange areas of adjacent polygonal peripheral panels. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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