Panel configuration for a game ball
US8133139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2030 |
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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