Patent · US Expired

Football

US5888157A · kind A · utility

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12References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1997
Grant dateMar 30, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2243/007
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A football includes an elongated bladder and a plurality of longitudinally extending rubber strips which are secured to the bladder. Each of the rubber strips has a longitudinally extending groove. A plurality of cover panels surround the bladder and the rubber strips. Each of the cover panels has a pair of longitudinally extending tapered edges which extend into grooves in the rubber strips and which abut against edges of adjacent cover panels.

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