Patent ID: 7048656
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29D,B29L

Abstract:
1. A ball adapted to be projected to deviate from an expected trajectory, said ball having a spherical shape and comprising a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere, said second hemisphere having a hemispherical surface, wherein a first portion of said hemispherical surface has a generally smooth texture, and a second portion of said hemispherical surface has a generally rough texture, and wherein said ball is a simulated baseball, the surface of which is constituted by a first dumbbell shaped surface area and a second matching dumbbell shaped surface area, with a raised simulated seam connecting said surface areas, wherein said second portion is located within a bulbous end of one of said first or second dumbbell shaped surface areas and is one insert located symmetrically within said bulbous end.