Panel configuration for a game ball
US7862458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B41/08
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A game ball, which may be a soccer ball or a variety of other types of ball. The game ball includes a plurality of pentagonal panels, with each of the pentagonal panels having five convex edges. The game ball also includes a plurality of hexagonal panels, with each of the hexagonal panels having three substantially linear edges and three concave edges. The pentagonal panels and the hexagonal panels are connected along abutting concave edges and convex edges, and the hexagonal panels are connected each other along abutting linear edges.
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