Ball with sensor

• US 10,806,972 B1
• Filed: 11/22/2019
• Issued: 10/20/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yi Ching Lin
• Original Assignee: Yi Ching Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Yi Ching
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Steven B
• Application Number:
  US16/693,215
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/00 Hollow inflatable balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/004 electrically conductive, e.g. for automatic arbitration

Abstract

A ball has a hollow ball, a sensor, and a sensor assembling structure. The hollow ball is hollow, is inflatable, and has an inner peripheral surface. The sensor is disposed at a central position inside the hollow ball. The sensor assembling structure has an installation assembly and a thermal insulation coat. The installation assembly has multiple connecting members. Each one of the multiple connecting members is made of a thermal insulation material and is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the hollow ball. The thermal insulation coat is connected to the multiple connecting members and is wrapped around the sensor for thermally insulating the sensor. The sensor assembling structure retains the sensor at the central position inside the hollow ball for collecting data and improving efficiency during training of athletes.

Claims

1. A ball comprising:

a hollow ball being hollow, being inflatable, and having an inner peripheral surface;

a sensor disposed at a central position inside the hollow ball; and

a sensor assembling structure having

an installation assembly having multiple connecting members;

each one of the multiple connecting members made of a thermal insulation material, being elongated, and having a first end and a second end opposite the first end of the connecting member, and the second ends of the multiple connecting members connected to the inner peripheral surface of the hollow ball; and

a thermal insulation coat connected to the first end of each one of the multiple connecting members and wrapped around the sensor for thermally insulating the sensor; and

multiple fastening joints protruding from the inner peripheral surface of the hollow ball, and respectively attached to the second ends of the multiple connecting members;

wherein the second ends of the multiple connecting members are respectively mounted around the multiple fastening joints and are tightened by threads.

2. The ball as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermal insulation coat is made of glass fiber.

3. A ball comprising:

a hollow ball being hollow, being inflatable, and having an inner peripheral surface;

a sensor disposed at a central position inside the hollow ball; and

a sensor assembling structure having

an installation assembly having multiple connecting members;

each one of the multiple connecting members made of a thermal insulation material, being elongated, and

having a middle section and two opposite ends connected to the inner peripheral surface of the hollow ball; and

the middle sections of the multiple connecting members intersected with each other; and

a thermal insulation coat connected to the multiple connecting members and wrapped around the sensor for thermally insulating the sensor; and

multiple fastening joints protruding from the inner peripheral surface of the hollow ball;

the two opposite ends of each one of the multiple connecting members respectively mounted to two corresponding ones of the multiple fastening joints and connected to the inner peripheral surface of the hollow ball via the two corresponding fastening joints,

wherein the two opposite ends of each one of the multiple connecting members are respectively mounted around two corresponding ones of the multiple fastening joints and are respectively tightened by threads.

4. The ball as claimed in claim 3, wherein the thermal insulation coat is made of polytetrafluoroethylene.

5. The ball as claimed in claim 3, wherein each one of the multiple connecting members has an inserting hole defined through the middle section of the connecting member for the other connecting members to be mounted through.

6. The ball as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the sensor and the thermal insulation coat wrapped around the sensor are disposed within one of the multiple connecting members;

and

the middle sections of the multiple connecting members are tightened by threads to keep the sensor and the thermal insulation coat disposed at the central position inside the hollow ball.