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US 2016/0243408 A1Published application
Volleyball cover
AssigneeBaden Sports, Inc.
InventorHugh Tompkins
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Abstract
A volleyball cover is made of six equal panel sections. Each panel section is divided into two cover panels, making a total of twelve cover panels on the volleyball. Each cover panel has a plurality of dimples arranged in a uniform pattern across the cover panel. Cover panels are separated by very shallow skiving.
Claims3
A volleyball cover, comprising:
- a plurality of panel sections arranged on the volleyball cover,
- each panel section including a plurality of circular dimples uniformly arranged on each panel section, with each circular dimple having a dimple diameter within the range of 1 to 4 millimeters, and still further,
- each panel section is separated from an adjacent panel by a reduced-depth skive, with the maximum width of the skive being no greater than 1 centimeter and the maximum depth of the skive being no greater than 3 millimeters.
A volleyball cover, comprising:
- a plurality of panel sections arranged on the volleyball cover,
- each panel section including a plurality of circular dimples uniformly arranged on each panel section, with each circular dimple having a dimple diameter within the range of 1 to 4 millimeters, and still further,
- all of the panel sections arranged on the volleyball cover collectively providing approximately 4800 to 6000 dimples on the volleyball cover.
A volleyball cover, comprising:
- a plurality of panel sections arranged on the volleyball cover,
- each panel section comprises an outer surface of a polyurethane material that includes a plurality of circular dimples uniformly arranged on each panel section, with each circular dimple having a dimple diameter within the range of 1 to 4 millimeters, and still further,
- the dimples are uniformly arranged on the polyurethane material in a substantially equidistant relationship to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.