Sports training ball with enhanced gripping surface
AssigneeSwax Lax LLC
InventorLaura Gump
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Abstract
A sports ball, such as a lacrosse ball, comprising, an outer shell layer defining an enclosure having an interior volume for housing a filler material, the outer shell layer comprising a plurality of sections (pads or panels) connected along a plurality of seams, the sections having an outer surface comprising one or more layers of a substantially smooth non-woven synthetic leather, such as a synthetic suede, microfiber, or micro-velour, with an optional surface coating, which produce a frictional resistance (coefficient of friction) which decreases ball slippage against a surface or when released from the strings of a lacrosse stick.
Claims23
A lacrosse ball comprising:
- an outer shell layer defining an enclosure having an interior volume for housing a composite filler material, the outer shell layer comprising a plurality of sections connected along a plurality of seams, the sections having an outer surface comprising a substrate being leather or a synthetic non-woven material, and a surface coating on an exterior side of the substrate, and the sections having an inner woven or non-woven fabric layer joined on an interior side of the substrate;
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- the composite filler material
- wherein the inner woven or non-woven fabric layer is a synthetic suede.
A lacrosse ball comprising:
- an outer shell layer defining an enclosure having an interior volume for housing a composite filler material, and
- the composite filler material comprising a first material and a second material,
- wherein the outer shell layer comprises a plurality of sections connected along a plurality of seams, the sections having an outer surface including
- i) a synthetic non-woven leather, and
- ii) a surface coating on an exterior side of the synthetic non-woven leather, and
- an inner fabric layer comprising a synthetic suede adhered on an interior side of the outer surface, and
- wherein the weight of the ball is about 130 g to about 155 g and the circumference of the ball is about 7.5 inches to about 8.5 inches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.