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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Molten Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MOLTEN CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 41/08 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The ball of the present invention is characterized by including at least one skin layer having water absorbability. The at least one skin layer may be formed of a water absorbent material, or may be formed so as to include a surface portion and a water absorbent outer skin adhered to at least a part of the surface portion. According to the ball of the present invention, a ball for competitions that can easily maintain water absorbency is provided while remaining durable even when used for a long time and not requiring man-hours during the manufacturing process.