Patent ID: 9744409
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A63B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A ball, in particular for practicing basketball, comprising: an inflatable bladder at least partially wound by one or more flexible elongate element(s); a plurality of elastomeric seams positioned directly onto the at least partially wound inflatable bladder; an outer covering including a plurality of outer panels positioned directly onto the at least partially wound inflatable bladder; wherein one elastomeric seam of the plurality of elastomeric seams is positioned between each two outer panels of the plurality of outer panels and wherein the plurality of elastomeric seams cover no more than 50% of the outer surface of the ball; wherein there is no elastomeric layer covering or embedding the one or more flexible elongate element(s) on the surface of the inflatable bladder except for the plurality of elastomeric seams, thereby reducing the overall weight of the ball; wherein each of the plurality of outer panels comprises a first layer of a flexible plastic material, the flexible plastic material being different from the material of the elastomeric seams; and wherein each of the plurality of outer panels is glued to said one or more flexible elongate element(s) adjacent to the plurality of elastomeric seams.