Basketball and related manufacturing methods

    公开(公告)号:US11904213B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17538686

    申请日:2021-11-30

    申请人: Kristafer Wilkes

    IPC分类号: A63B41/08 A63B41/02 A63B43/00

    摘要: A basketball that comprises a carcass and a cover assembly. The carcass includes a plurality of recess disposed between a plurality of grooves. The cover assembly includes a plurality of cover panels positioned within the recesses. Each of the plurality of grooves comprises a central channel. The central channel is defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The first and second side walls are substantially planar. The central channel defines a channel depth of between about 3 mm and about 4 mm, and each of the plurality of grooves defines a ridge distance of between about 10 mm and about 12 mm.

    WEIGHTED SPORT BALL
    2.
    发明公开
    WEIGHTED SPORT BALL 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240024738A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18355770

    申请日:2023-07-20

    IPC分类号: A63B37/08 A63B41/02 B29D22/04

    摘要: This disclosure relates generally to sport ball systems, methods, and devices. More specifically, this disclosure relates to weighted sport balls, such as softballs, baseballs, footballs, volleyballs, and basketballs, used for training athletes. Even more particularly, this disclosure relates to weighted sport balls with outer shells having seams. This disclosure also relates to weighted sports balls with seams that match regulation sport ball seams.

    SPORTS BALL WITH MECHANOLUMINESCENCE
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190184242A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16286713

    申请日:2019-02-27

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A63B41/08 A63B41/02 A63B43/06

    摘要: An inflatable sports ball is provided. The sports ball includes an interior bladder and a cover disposed about the interior bladder. The cover may include an outer substrate and an intermediate structure. The cover may further include an outer substrate surface, defined by the outer substrate, and a feature surface radially spaced apart from the outer substrate surface. Together the outer substrate surface and the feature surface cooperate to define an exterior surface of the cover. A mechanoluminescent material may be embedded in a portion of the cover. The mechanoluminescent material may be disposed at only one of the outer substrate surface and the feature surface, such that it is positioned to form a predetermined design on the cover. The mechanoluminescent material emits visible light in response to an externally-applied stress, such that the predetermined design illuminates when an external stress or mechanical stimulus is exerted upon the cover.

    BALL WITH INCREASED FLEXURE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180161635A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-14

    申请号:US15379382

    申请日:2016-12-14

    IPC分类号: A63B41/08 A63B41/02

    CPC分类号: A63B41/08 A63B41/02

    摘要: An object, such as a soccer ball, is provided with perforated, interior panels disposed between an interior inflatable bladder and an outer covering which is stitched together from a plurality of individual panels. The stitching process produces raised portions surrounding the interior sides of the outer covering. These raised portions define recesses into which the perforated interior panels are disposed. The recess-filling panels overlie the ridges which are hard and whose hardness is counteracted by these preferably perforated panels. This provides a smooth surface against which the inflatable bladder rests. Additional flexure is also provided by perforating one or more of the layers in the outer covering.