Sports ball, bat, and associated methods
OwnerAaron J. Kiminventor
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Abstract
A spherical ball is for throwing with a spin so that the ball curves and rises during flight. The spherical ball may include a body defining an internal cavity therein, and an outer surface. The outer surface may include solid planar surfaces, each and every one of the solid planar surfaces directly adjoining multiple adjacent ones of the solid planar surfaces. The directly adjoining multiple adjacent ones of the solid planar surfaces may define a repeating pattern having a pentagon-shaped solid planar surface surrounded by hexagon-shaped solid planar surfaces. Boundaries between the directly adjoining ones of the solid planar surfaces may be integral and continuous with adjacent portions of the outer surface.
Claims20
A spherical ball for throwing with a spin so that the ball curves and rises during flight, the spherical ball comprising:
- a body defining an internal cavity therein, and an outer surface;
- the outer surface comprising a plurality of solid planar surfaces, each and every one of the plurality of solid planar surfaces directly adjoining multiple adjacent ones of the plurality of solid planar surfaces, the directly adjoining multiple adjacent ones of the plurality of solid planar surfaces defining a repeating pattern comprising a pentagon-shaped solid planar surface surrounded by hexagon-shaped solid planar surfaces;
- boundaries between the directly adjoining ones of the plurality of solid planar surfaces being integral and continuous with adjacent portions of the outer surface.
A game assembly comprising:
- a spherical ball for throwing with a spin so that the ball curves and rises during flight, the ball comprising
- a body defining an internal cavity therein, and an outer surface,
- the outer surface comprising a plurality of solid planar surfaces, each and every one of the plurality of solid planar surfaces directly adjoining multiple adjacent ones of the plurality of solid planar surfaces, the directly adjoining multiple adjacent ones of the plurality of solid planar surfaces defining a repeating pattern comprising a pentagon-shaped solid planar surface surrounded by hexagon-shaped solid planar surfaces,
- boundaries between the directly adjoining ones of the plurality of solid planar surfaces being integral and continuous with adjacent portions of the outer surface;
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- a bat for hitting the spherical ball.
A method for making a spherical ball for throwing with a spin so that the ball curves and rises during flight, the method comprising:
- forming a body defining an internal cavity therein, and an outer surface;
- the outer surface comprising a plurality of solid planar surfaces, each and every one of the plurality of solid planar surfaces directly adjoining multiple adjacent ones of the plurality of solid planar surfaces, the directly adjoining multiple adjacent ones of the plurality of solid planar surfaces defining a repeating pattern comprising a pentagon-shaped solid planar surface surrounded by hexagon-shaped solid planar surfaces;
- forming boundaries between the directly adjoining ones of the plurality of solid planar surfaces to be integral and continuous with adjacent portions of the outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.