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US 12,605,596 B2Granted
Valve system
AssigneeGrays of Cambridge (International) Ltd.
InventorsIan Savage, Paul Jenkins, Peter Husemeyer, Mickael Churet, Ryan Godolphin
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Abstract
An apparatus for insertion into an inflatable sports ball, the apparatus comprising a plate comprising a valve wherein the valve comprises an aperture for selective communication of air, a circuit board comprising a transmitter and a battery electrically connected to the circuit board.
Claims21
An apparatus for insertion into an inflatable sports ball, the apparatus comprising:
- a plate with a curved outer surface for contacting with an inner surface of the inflatable sports ball, the plate comprising:
- a valve, wherein the valve comprises an aperture for selective communication of air, and
- a first elongate groove formed in the curved outer surface of the plate and configured to contact the inner surface of the inflatable sports ball, the first elongate groove housing the valve;
- a second elongate groove formed in the curved outer surface of the plate and configured to contact the inner surface of the inflatable sports ball, the second elongate groove perpendicular to the first elongate groove;
- an oval shaped groove coaxial with the valve and formed in the curved outer surface of the plate;
- a circuit board comprising a transmitter, and
- a battery electrically connect to the circuit board.
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A rugby ball having a substantially ovoid shape comprising:
- an inner inflatable bladder configured to be inflated through a valve aperture;
- an outer cover configured to encase the inner inflatable bladder when inflated;
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- an apparatus attached to the outer cover, the apparatus comprising:
- a plate with a curved profile for contacting with an inner surface of the rugby ball, the plate comprising:
- a valve, wherein the valve comprises an aperture for selective communication of air;
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- a first elongate groove formed in the curved outer surface of the plate and configured to contact the inner surface of the inflatable sports ball, the first elongate groove housing the valve;
- a second elongate groove formed in the curved outer surface of the plate and configured to contact the inner surface of the inflatable sports ball, the second elongate groove perpendicular to the first elongate groove;
- an oval shaped groove coaxial with the valve and formed in the curved outer surface of the plate;
- a circuit board comprising a transmitter;
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- a battery electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein a portion of the apparatus extends into the inner inflatable bladder and wherein the valve aperture is in fluid communication with the interior of the inner inflatable bladder.
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A ball tracking arrangement comprising:
- an inflatable sports ball comprising an apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a plate with a curved profile for contacting with an inner surface of the inflatable sports ball, the plate comprising:
- a valve, wherein the valve comprises an aperture for selective communication of air;
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- a first elongate groove formed in the curved outer surface of the plate and configured to contact the inner surface of the inflatable sports ball, the first elongate groove housing the valve;
- a second elongate groove formed in the curved outer surface of the plate and configured to contact the inner surface of the inflatable sports ball, the second elongate groove perpendicular to the first elongate groove;
- an oval shaped groove coaxial with the valve and formed in the curved outer surface of the plate;
- a circuit board comprising a transmitter;
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- a battery electrically connected to the circuit board;
- a plurality of receivers arranged in use to receive a signal from the transmitter;
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- a data processor arranged to process the received signal with reference to a datum and to output data indicating the position of the apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.