Patent ID: 11857846
Assignee: SWEETSPOT BASEBALL, LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 1:
2. A ball for playing a modified game of baseball or softball comprising:
an inner lightweight round polyethylene core,
the inner lightweight round polyethylene core having a hollow round center cavity and an outer polyethylene spherical shell surrounding and fully enclosing the hollow round center cavity,
the outer polyethylene spherical shell having a uniform selected thickness between 1 millimeter and 3 millimeters to allow compression energy to be released from the inner lightweight round plastic core thereby controlling the flight of the ball,
a synthetic leather cover surrounding the outer polyethylene spherical shell and fully enclosing the inner lightweight round polyethylene core,
a layer of adhesive located between the synthetic leather cover and the outer polyethylene spherical shell to adhere the synthetic leather cover to the outer polyethylene spherical shell of the inner lightweight round plastic core,
a layer of latex located between the synthetic leather cover and the outer polyethylene spherical shell,
the synthetic leather cover having a first figure-8 shaped polyurethane synthetic leather cover portion and a second figure-8 shaped polyurethane synthetic leather cover portion attached to the first figure-8 shaped polyurethane synthetic leather portion, and
raised red colored double stitches attaching the first figure-8 shaped polyurethane synthetic leather cover portion to the second figure-8 shaped polyurethane synthetic leather cover portion,
the first figure-8 shaped polyurethane synthetic leather cover portion and the second figure-8 shaped synthetic cover portion each having a selected white or yellow coloring whereby the ball simulates a standard baseball or a standard softball,
the ball having a selected weight between 1¼ ounces and 1¾ ounces or between 2¼ ounces and 2¾ ounces to facilitate exaggerated swerving movements of the ball when thrown.