Patent ID: 9248348
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A63B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A removable medicine ball cover, comprising: a spherical-shaped covering configured to enclose a spherical medicine ball without any fasteners between an inner surface of the covering and an outer surface of the medicine ball, the covering comprising a plurality of panels of material, the spherical-shaped covering having opposite first and second poles at which the panels of material meet, and defining an internal cavity of dimensions substantially equal to the spherical dimension of a medicine ball to be enclosed within the spherical-shaped cavity, whereby the spherical-shaped covering is a tight frictional fit over the medicine ball; an opening disposed within the spherical-shaped covering, wherein the opening is configured to extend over a medicine ball to be enclosed within the spherical-shaped covering, the opening extending in a circumferential path from the first pole to the second pole and having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge; a closure mechanism which is configured to draw the first and second edges together and close the opening when the medicine ball cover substantially covers the medicine ball; and wherein the cover is made of four or more panels, each panel comprising a single layer of a mildew and UV resistant material, each panel has opposite edges extending between the first and second poles, one pair of panels have adjacent edges which are separate from one another and comprise the first and second edges of the opening, and adjacent edges of the panels apart from the first and second edges of the opening are stitched or bonded together at seams to form the spherical shape.