Patent ID: 9403074
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A63B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of manufacturing a ball having an audible indicating device, the method comprising: forming a ball core comprising a generally vertically-oriented passageway in the ball core along a first axis and a generally horizontally-oriented passageway in the ball core along a second axis, wherein the generally horizontally-oriented passageway intersects the generally vertically-oriented passageway proximate to an end of the generally vertically-oriented passageway; forming a counterweight pocket in the ball, placing a predetermined amount of shiftable weighted material into at least one of the generally vertically-oriented passageway and the generally horizontally-oriented passageway; and placing a predetermined amount of counterweight into the counterweight pocket, wherein the counterweight and the shiftable weighted material are in isolated portions of the ball core.