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Molded game ball

  • US 9,101,800 B2
  • Filed: 07/09/2012
  • Issued: 08/11/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A game ball, comprising:

  • a molded outer cover comprising;

    a mold line formed in the outer surface of said cover that mimics the pattern of a seam of a conventional baseball or softball, wherein said mold line comprises a groove positioned between two C-shaped cover sections that are integrally formed together to define said molded outer cover, wherein said C-shaped cover sections have the same size, shape and appearance as the figure eight shaped cover panels of a conventional softball or baseball;

    a raised stitch pattern positioned along said mold line comprising a plurality of stitched shaped protrusions extending at an angle from fixed points along said groove to a plurality of corresponding depressions formed in said C-shaped sections, wherein each of said plurality of corresponding depressions provided in one of said C-shaped sections are spaced equidistant from another one of said corresponding depressions and from said groove; and

    a plurality of raised surfaces positioned between adjacent protrusions and extending from said groove to said corresponding depressions.

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