Patent ID: 9682286
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A63B,B29C,B29L

Claim:
1. A ball for ball games, comprising: a ball body; and a spherical shell-shaped outer layer having a plurality of leather panels and disposed on an outside of the ball body, wherein the plurality of leather panels each have a main body and an extending portion that is thinner than the main body and extends from a front-side portion of an outer end surface of the main body to configure an outer end surface of the leather panel, the extending portion having a front-side surface joining a front-side surface of the main body, the extending portions of adjacent leather panels are bonded to each other with an adhesive and stitched together with a stitching thread passing through the adhesive, the adhesive being placed between the front-side surfaces of the extending portions and keeping the front-side surfaces of the extending portions from coming into direct contact with each other, and having a top surface to define a dimple space together with the opposite front-side surfaces of the extending portions, and a reinforcing member is provided in the extending portion and is stitched on the extending portion for reinforcing an area of the extending portion stitched with the stitching thread.