Patent · US Expired

Curve ball

US4919422A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 6, 1989
Grant dateApr 24, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S273/20
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A ball for throwing having a generally spherical shape and balance has an axis, first and second convex surfaces defined about the axis at opposite poles, and at least one groove having a non-uniform depth defined in the surface of the ball between the first and second convex surfaces. The groove is arranged to extend through the equatorial region of the ball, between the first and second convex surfaces.

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