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US 5,488,780 AGranted
American football sweet spot marking template
AssigneePremium Products, Inc.
InventorH. Jay Spiegel
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AssigneePremium Products, Inc.
InventorH. Jay Spiegel
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A template having a generally rectangular opening therein which is designed to have dimensions approximating the dimensions of the "sweet spot" of an oblate spheroidal football. This template is attached to a handle at one end of the handle with the other end of the handle having an attachment member designed to engage the tip of the football. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the handle is of fixed length specifically designed so that with the attachment member engaged on the tip of the football, the handle lies closely against the surface of the seam of the football so that the template may be centered over the seam and at a distance from the tip where, through experimentation, the "sweet spot" of that particular football has been located. In a second embodiment of the present invention, the handle is made of two pieces with one piece telescoping within the other piece. Indicia are provided on one of the pieces which, when aligned with an end of the other piece, provide a combined length for the handle which locates the template at the correct location regarding the "sweet spot" of the particular football identified on the particular indicium chosen.
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