Patent ID: 8770401

Claim:
A packaging for a ball, comprising: a first inner packaging comprising: a first wall having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface; a second wall opposing the first wall, the second wall having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, a space between the first wall and the second wall defining an inner void; the first wall defining at least a first opening and the second wall defining at least a second opening; and a wall opening disposed between the first wall and the second wall; wherein at least one of the first opening and the second opening is configured to expose a first portion of the ball and restrain movement of the ball, and the wall opening is configured to expose a second portion of the ball; wherein the at least a portion of an edge of at least one of the first opening and the second opening is configured to restrain the ball by directly engaging with a surface of the ball; and wherein a portion of the ball protrudes through at least one of the first opening and the second opening and extends beyond the outer surface of at least one of the first wall and the second wall; a second outer packaging, wherein the second outer packaging comprises a first outer wall and a second outer wall where the first outer wall or the second outer wall define at least four openings, wherein the four openings of either the first outer wall or the second outer wall are configured to expose a first portion of the ball of the first inner package and restrain movement of the ball; wherein the second packaging is configured to receive the first inner packaging, the first inner packaging being configured to contain at least three balls.