High visibility inflated game ball

A high visibility game ball comprising:

• a central inflated portion, and
• a translucent cover formed over said central inflated portion, said covering including a plurality of panels, at least one of which comprises a synthetic rubber and a material for enhancing the visibility of the ball, said material including a member selected from the group consisting of reflective particles having faces with a reflectance of at least 75%, and a tinting agent which imparts to at least a portion of the cover panel a reflectance of at least 75% in a part of the visible spectrum.

A method of forming a high visibility game ball, comprising the steps of:

• forming a central inflated portion, and
• forming a cover over said central inflated portion, said cover including a plurality of panels at least one of which comprises a peroxide cured synthetic rubber and a tinting agent for enhancing the visibility of the ball, said tinting agent being present in an amount sufficient to provide a portion of said ball which includes said at least one panel with a reflectance of at least 75% in a portion of the visible spectrum.

A method of forming a high visibility game ball, comprising:

• forming a central inflated portion, and
• forming a translucent synthetic rubber cover over said central inflated portion, said cover including a plurality of panels, at least one of which comprises a synthetic rubber and a material for enhancing the visibility of the ball, said material including a member selected from the group consisting of reflective particles having faces with a reflectance of at least 75% and a tinting agent which imparts to at least a portion of the cover panel a reflectance of at least 75% in a part of the visible spectrum.