Patent ID: 9539473
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A63B,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of making a spherical sport ball, the method comprising: forming a casing that includes: joining adjacent ones of the first plurality of edges to form a first set of five welded seams; wherein joining adjacent ones of the first plurality of edges to each other includes joining a first one of the first plurality of flange areas to a second one of the first plurality of flange areas; joining adjacent ones of the second plurality of edges to each other to form a second set of five welded seams; locating the first panel component adjacent to the second panel component; after locating, forming a non-linear welded seam between the first plurality of polygonal peripheral panels and the second plurality of polygonal peripheral panels; and forming a plurality of indentations in the casing, wherein each of the plurality of indentations forms a side of the first polygonal central panel and a side of one of the first plurality of polygonal peripheral panels.