Structurally enhanced pickleball and method of producing the same
OwnerJason D Landryinventor
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Abstract
Particular embodiments described herein provide for a pickleball comprising a polymer outer shell, where at least a portion of the polymer outer shell is crosslinked. The pickleball with crosslinked material can be created by receiving manufactured non-crosslinked polymer pickleballs in consumer packaging in a bulk shipping container, removing the manufactured polymer pickleballs from the bulk shipping container, and passing the manufactured polymer pickleballs in the consumer packaging through an electronic beam to crosslink at least a portion of the polymer that comprises the pickleball to create the crosslinked polymer pickleballs.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving manufactured polymer pickleballs in consumer packaging in a bulk shipping container;
- removing the manufactured polymer pickleballs from the bulk shipping container;
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- passing the manufactured polymer pickleballs in the consumer packaging through an electronic beam to crosslink at least a portion of a polymer that comprises the manufactured polymer pickleballs to create crosslinked polymer pickleballs.
A method comprising:
- receiving manufactured polymer pickleballs, wherein the manufactured polymer pickleballs are United States of America Pickleball Association (USAPA) compliant;
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- passing the manufactured polymer pickleballs through an electronic beam to crosslink at least a portion of a polymer in each of the manufactured polymer pickleballs to create crosslinked polymer pickleballs, wherein the crosslinked polymer pickleballs are USAPA compliant.
A pickleball comprising:
- a polymer outer shell, wherein at least a portion of the polymer outer shell is crosslinked;
- a hollow interior that is defined by the polymer outer shell;
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- a plurality of cavities that extend through the polymer outer shell to the hollow interior, wherein the pickleball is United States of America Pickleball Association (USAPA) compliant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.