Patent ID: 8708847
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sport ball comprising: a casing that includes a plurality of panels having edge areas joined to each other with bonds, the edge areas projecting toward an exterior of the ball; and a bladder located within the casing; wherein the plurality of panels includes a first panel and a second panel joined to the first panel at a seam; and wherein the first panel has a layered configuration that includes (a) a first layer forming a portion of an exterior surface of the first panel, (b) a second layer formed from a polymer foam material and having a lesser thickness adjacent to the seam than in areas spaced from the seam, and (c) a third layer forming a portion of an interior surface of the first panel.