Basketball having grooved seams
US9114286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B41/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A basketball including a carcass, cover panels, and cover strips. The carcass has an outer surface defining a first set of channels and cover panels regions between the first set of channels. The panels are respectively positioned over the panel regions and are spaced apart from each other. The strips are positioned over the channels. The strips have inner and outer surfaces extending between first and second sidewalls. The strips have a thickness that is measured radially from a centerpoint from the inner to the outer surface, and a width that is measured from the first to the second sidewall. At least one groove is formed into the outer surface. The groove has a width that extends between 20 to 70 percent of the width of the strip and has a maximum depth from the outer surface that is at least 50 percent of the maximum thickness of the strip.
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