Patent ID: 7014582
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An inflatable sport ball having an integral pump and pressure relief mechanism, said ball comprising: a flexible carcass including an inflatable bladder having an interior adapted for retaining pressurized air, and an outer layer disposed on said bladder; a pump cylinder secured to said carcass, said cylinder including a distal end at which is disposed a valve, said cylinder defining an interior hollow chamber in communication with said interior of said bladder through said valve; a pump piston disposed in said cylinder, said piston positionable within said cylinder, said piston including a distal end at which is disposed an actuating member; wherein said piston and said cylinder are configured such that upon selective positioning of said piston, said actuating member engages said valve to selectively provide passage and escape of pressurized air from within said bladder.