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US 10,376,749 B2Granted
Sports ball
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorDerek Campbell
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Abstract
A sports ball comprises a plurality of interlocking panels covered by an outer layer. Each of the interlocking panels includes a plurality of recesses. The outer layer includes a plurality of distinct surface irregularities, each of the surface irregularities aligned with one of the plurality of recesses.
Claims11
A ball comprising:
- a bladder;
- and
- a multi-layer cover including an outer layer and an intermediate layer between the outer layer and the bladder, the intermediate layer including at least one perforated panel comprising a plurality of perforations, the outer layer including a plurality of dimples, each of the plurality of dimples aligned with one of the plurality of perforations, and the at least one perforated panel forming an auxetic structure, the auxetic structure defining a repeating pattern of reentrant shapes formed by the plurality of perforations.
A sports ball comprising:
- a bladder;
- a contouring layer surrounding the bladder, the contouring layer is an auxetic structure and includes at least one panel defining an array of apertures, wherein a repeating pattern of reentrant shapes is formed on the contouring layer by the array of apertures;
- and
- an outer layer surrounding the contouring layer, wherein a position of each aperture in the array of apertures is tactilely detectable via the outer layer.
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