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Ball with increased flexure and gel fill

  • US 9,919,189 B1
  • Filed: 01/31/2017
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An object for sports play comprising:

  • a plurality of exterior, stitched together panels sewn at their edges, configured to form a closed volume and forming, by said stitching, raised interior edges at the edges of said panels, whereby each panel has associated therewith a recessed area essentially coextensive with said panel and defined by said raised interior edges;

    an inflatable bladder occupying said closed volume;

    a first plurality of interior panels in contact with respective ones of said stitched together panels, occupying said recesses and having a plurality of perforations therein, said perforations containing a shock absorbing material; and

    a second plurality of interior panels disposed between said bladder and said first plurality of interior panels.

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