Patent ID: 6612946
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A game ball anti-theft device for preventing a game ball from being removed from a public area by attaching the game ball to a secure tether in the public area, comprising, in combination:a spherical web dimensioned for completely enclosing the game ball therein, the spherical web being comprised of a plurality of cables, the plurality of cables including three fixed lateral rings disposed in a spaced relationship, the plurality of cables including two openable longitudinal rings to create an opening large enough to allow the game ball to be inserted within the spherical web, each of the longitudinal rings having opposed free ends, the free ends having hoops disposed thereon, the hoops being alignable in a closed orientation; and a padlock for securing the hoops together and attaching the hoops to the secure tether.