Method for controlling proper inflation of athletic balls
AssigneeSelect Service & Supply Co., Inc.
InventorBarry H. Traub
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Abstract
The proper inflation of playground balls is controlled by fixing a strap to a predetermined circumference equal to the circumference of the ball at proper inflation. The strap is then placed around the center of the ball and the ball inflated until the strap is tight. The strap is then removed and the ball is properly inflated. The strap may be secured at any of a plurality of settings equal to the circumference at proper inflation of any of a plurality of different balls. The strap is marked with numbers equal to the diameter at proper inflation of the ball to be inflated. The desired circumference of the strap is preferably maintained with a hook-and-pile type fastener.
Claims8
A method for obtaining proper inflation of an inflatable athletic ball having predetermined dimensions at proper inflation, using a flexible strap having a length greater than the circumference of the object at proper inflation and having securing means for securing the ends of the strap to one another so as to form a continuous configuration the circumference of which can be set to any of a plurality of predetermined lengths corresponding to the dimensions at proper inflation of a plurality of different inflatable balls, comprising:
- setting the securing means of the strap to a circumference corresponding to the predetermined dimension at proper inflation of the ball to be inflated;
- placing the strap around the ball to be inflated;
- inflating the ball until further inflation is limited by the strap;
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- discontinuing inflation and removing the ball from the strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.