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US 2016/0107045 A1Published application
Takraw balls
AssigneeSatian Industries Co., Ltd.
InventorBoonchai Lorhpipat
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Abstract
Disclosed is a side strip (10) for weaving into a takraw ball (66); the strip comprising an elongate length of plastics material wherein regions (34) have one or more generally longitudinal slots (38) between outer (30) and inner (40) strip faces; the slots define rattan-like slivers (42) which enable the takraw ball (66) to mimic a traditional rattan takraw ball: a centre strip (46) may be provided with one or more generally longitudinal slots (74a,b,c,d) between outer (52) and inner (56) strip faces; the slots define rattan-like slivers (76a,b).
Claims15
A takraw ball strip comprising:
- an elongate length of plastics material having one or more generally longitudinal slots;
- the slot or slots open(s) between outer, upper and inner, lower faces of the strip, such that:
- i) a said slot and an adjacent strip side edge, and/or
- ii) an adjacent pair of said slots, define(s) an independently transversely moveable rattan-like sliver of strip material therebetween.
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