Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sport ball casing and methods of manufacturing the casing
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Application No.: US14030226Application Date: 2013-09-18
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Publication No.: US09327167B2Publication Date: 2016-05-03
- Inventor: Geoffrey C. Raynak , Vincent F. White
- Applicant: Nike, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: Nike, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Quinn Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: A63B41/10
- IPC: A63B41/10 ; A63B41/08 ; A63B45/00

Abstract:
A sport ball may include a casing and a bladder located within the casing. The casing may include a plurality of panel elements joined to each other with welds, and portions of the panel elements that include the welds may project toward an interior of the ball. A method of manufacturing a sport ball may include providing a plurality of casing elements that include a thermoplastic polymer material. Edges of the casing elements are welded to each other to join the casing elements. The casing elements may then be turned inside-out through an aperture formed by at least one of the casing elements, and the aperture may be sealed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140087899A1 Sport Ball Casing And Methods Of Manufacturing The Casing Public/Granted day:2014-03-27
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