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US 10,369,421 B2Granted
Spiked ball
AssigneeKessler & Co. GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsAlexander Kessler, Brian Kessler
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Abstract
A spiked ball includes an inflatable ball having an outer surface and a series of protrusions on the outer surface. The protrusion each appear as a tear-dropped shape mass that includes a base having a relatively flat bottom adhered to the outer surface and a narrow tip extending away from the outer surface. The narrow tip may also appear as a curved tale. The spikes provide a unique tactile feel and a surface for gripping that is different than other balls. The spikes also cause the ball to contact or “grab” the ground to create a unique bounce.
Claims25
A ball, comprising:
- an inner ball having an outer surface;
- and
- a plurality of protrusions on the outer surface;
- wherein
- each protrusion comprises a generally teardrop shaved mass deposited on the outer surface as a liquid elastomer globule;
- each generally teardrop shaped mass includes a base in contact with the outer surface;
- and
- each generally teardrop shaped mass deposited on the outer surface partly overlaps with the base of each adjacent teardrop shaped mass to form the substantially continuous layer on at least a portion of the outer surface of the inner ball.
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A ball, comprising:
- a sphere having a relatively smooth outer surface;
- and
- a layer of a plurality of teardrop shaped masses, each teardrop shaped mass having a semi-rounded base with a relatively flat bottom and a narrow tip, the relatively flat bottom of each teardrop shaped mass being positioned on the outer surface and the narrow tip extending away from the outer surface;
- wherein the layer of teardrop shaped masses comprise liquid elastomer globules deposited on the outer surface such that at least a portion of the base of each adjacent elastomer globule overlays with each adjacent elastomer globule to bond in a substantially continuous layer on at least a portion of the outer surface.
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A toy consisting of a ball with a tactile surface layer, comprising:
- an inner ball;
- and
- a plurality of elastomer globules around at least a portion of the inner ball, each elastomer globule having a semi-round base with a relatively flat bottom on the inner ball and a narrow tail extending from the base in a direction away from the inner ball;
- wherein each narrow tail curves or curls in a random direction relative to a central axis of the inner ball;
- and
- wherein bases of adjacent elastomer globules overlap and are bonded to each other to form a substantially continuous layer around at least a portion of the inner ball.
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A ball capable of being bounced, comprising:
- an inner ball comprising solid rubber;
- a plurality of elastomer globules deposited on the inner ball in a viscous state thereby causing adjacent globules to partially overlap and settle onto the inner ball in randomly non-circular shapes, wherein each globule includes a semi-round main body with a bottom on the inner ball and a randomly curving tail extending from the main body in a direction away from the inner ball;
- and
- wherein a portion of the main body of each globule bonds to portions of main bodies of adjacent globules in a substantially continuous layer.
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A ball, consisting of:
- a substantially solid inner ball having elastic properties;
- and
- a plurality of liquid elastomer globules deposited on the inner ball, each elastomer globule having a semi-globular body with a bottom on the inner ball and a tail extending from the body in a direction away from the inner ball, wherein more than one tail includes a degree of curvature relative to a central axis of the inner ball;
- wherein a portion of the body of each elastomer globule merges with a portion of the body of adjacent elastomer globules in a substantially continuous layer;
- and
- wherein the elastomer globules have generally varying overall shapes with respect to other elastomer globules.
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A toy, comprising:
- a foam core having a shape with an outer surface;
- a plurality of elastomer globules deposited on the outer surface, each elastomer globule including a generally round body with a base in contact with the outer surface and a tail extending from the body in a direction away from the base;
- wherein the plurality of elastomer globules are deposited on the outer surface in a viscous state such the body of each elastomer globule partially overlaps with a portion of the body of each adjacent elastomer globule and bond together in a substantially continuous layer over at least a portion of the outer surface.
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