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US 2003/0195068 A1Published application
Game ball lacing
AssigneeWilson Sporting Goods Co.
InventorsKevin J. Murphy, Douglas G. Guenther
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Abstract
A game ball including a casing and a lacing. The casing has a laced region. The lacing is coupled to the laced region of the casing. The lacing has an exposed surface comprised of an outer material that is compressible, resilient, and tactile. The outer material has a modulus of elasticity of between 14 and 170 kg/cm2 and a tensile strength between 100 and 650 kg/cm2. At least a portion of the lacing can have an exposed pebbled surface.
Claims39
A game ball comprising:
- a casing having a laced region;
- and
- a lacing coupled to the laced region of the casing, the lacing having an exposed surface comprised of an outer material that is compressible, resilient, and tactile, the outer material having a modulus of elasticity of between 14 and 170 kg/cm2 and a tensile strength between 100 and 650 kg/cm2.
A game ball comprising:
- a casing having a laced region;
- and
- a lacing coupled to the laced region of the casing, the lacing having an exposed surface, at least a portion of the exposed surface of the lacing having a. pebbled texture.
A game ball comprising:
- a casing having a laced region;
- and
- a lacing coupled to and generally surrounding the laced region of the casing, the lacing including an inner substrate attached to an outer layer, the outer layer of the lacing having an exposed surface made of an outer material that is compressible, resilient, and tactile.
A lacing for a sporting goods product, the lacing comprising:
- an inner substrate of high tensile strength material;
- and
- an outer layer coupled to the inner substrate, the outer layer being made of a material that is soft, compressible, resilient, and tactile, the material of the outer layer having a modulus of elasticity of between 14 and 170 kg/cm2 and a tensile strength between 100 and 650 kg/cm2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.