Patent ID: 8900077
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29K,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sportsball, comprising: a barebone ball, which comprises: an inflatable bladder body having a spherical shape; a construction layer attached on an outer circumferential surface of said inflatable bladder body for retaining a true roundness of said inflatable bladder body; and two casing panels, wherein each of said casing panels is formed in a one-piece integrated structure, wherein each of said casing panels has an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface, and a plurality of pre-formed channels integrally and indently formed on said outer circumferential surface of said casing panel that two slanted sidewalls indented thereon to define said pre-formed channel between said two slanted sidewalls, wherein said two casing panels are attached with each other edge-to-edge not only to form a ball casing in order to enclose said bladder body within said two casing panels but also to align said pre-formed channels of one of said casing panels with said pre-formed channels of another said casing panel, wherein said outer circumferential surface of said inflatable bladder body is integrated with said inner circumferential surface of each of said casing panels to form said barebone ball with an integral body and with said pre-formed channels thereon, wherein each of said casing panels is made of rubber material for providing a cushion effect at any point of said barebone ball and for ensuring a true roundness of said barebone ball; and an outer ball cover comprising a plurality of outer cover panels attached on said outer circumferential surface of each of said casing panels, wherein edges of each of said outer cover panels are aligned with said corresponding pre-formed channels respectively, wherein edge portions of said two neighboring outer cover panels are attached on said slanted sidewalls of said corresponding pre-formed channel respectively, wherein said outer cover panels are adhered on said outer circumferential surface of each of said casing panels of said barebone ball.