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US 5,634,643 AGranted
Sock ball game system
OwnerTerrence V. McEvoyinventor
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Abstract
A new Sock Ball Game System for decreasing the velocity and increasing the visibility of a ball during play and for preventing the ball from rolling away after engaging the ground. The inventive device includes a ball such as a tennis ball, and an elongated sock enclosure surrounding the ball and trailing behind the ball during play.
Claims2
A Sock Ball Game System comprising:
- a ball;
- an elongated sock enclosure surrounding the ball;
- the elongated sock enclosure includes an enlarged terminal end which houses the ball extending away from the ball terminating at a narrow end, where the narrow end's diameter is less than the enlarged terminal end's diameter;
- the elongated sock enclosure includes a plurality of elongated elastic strands extending substantially parallel to each other from a central point on the enlarged terminal end to the narrow end;
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- the elongated sock enclosure includes a spiral elastic strand engaging and projecting from said central point on the enlarged terminal end spirally wound engaging the elongated elastic strands until terminating at the narrow end.
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A Sock Ball Game System comprising;
- a ball;
- an elongated sock enclosure surrounding the ball;
- the elongated sock enclosure includes an enlarged terminal end which houses the ball extending away from the ball terminating at a narrow end, where the narrow end's diameter is less than the enlarged terminal end's diameter;
- the elongated sock enclosure includes a solid elastic sock constructed from a nonporous elastic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.