Tennis balls
AssigneeJ Price (Bath) Limited
InventorsDerek Price, Louise Rainbow
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Abstract
A tennis ball comprising a hollow core and a cover, the core being formed from a composition including rubber, in which the composition comprises recycled tennis ball material.
Claims16
A tennis ball comprising a hollow core and a fabric cover, the hollow core being formed from a composition including rubber, in which the composition comprises recycled rubber, wherein the composition comprises fibres from recycled coatings on recycled tennis balls.
A tennis ball comprising a hollow core and a fabric cover, the hollow core comprising two molded ball core half shells joined to form the ball, the half shells being formed from a composition comprising a proportion of recycled content and a proportion of unrecycled, new or virgin rubber, in which the recycled content is present in a range 5% to 80%, and in which the ball conforms to one or more of the following criteria:
- i) a diameter of between 6.35 cm and 6.86 cm;
- a weight of between 56.0 g and 59.4 g;
- and a rebound height of between 135 cm and 147 cm;
- ii) a diameter of between 6.54 cm and 6.86 cm;
- a weight of between 56.0 g and 59.4 g;
- and a rebound height of between 138 cm and 151 cm;
- iii) a diameter of between 6.54 cm and 6.86 cm;
- a weight of between 56.0 g and 59.4 g;
- and a rebound height of between 135 cm and 147 cm;
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- iv) a diameter of between 7.00 cm and 7.30 cm;
- a weight of between 56.0 g and 59.4 g;
- and a rebound height of between 135 cm and 147 cm,
- wherein the composition comprises fibres from recycled coatings on recycled tennis balls.
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