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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy B Parker, Monmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Albany International Corp., Albany, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156213 ; 1563082 ; 273 / ;
Abstract
The disclosure is of a method of adhering a textile tennis ball cover to a tennis ball core. The method comprises providing a core and a textile tennis ball cover for the core. A hot-melt adhesive is also provided as a structural component of the cover material. The cover is assembled on the core and the hot-melt adhesive component caused to melt and form a bond between core and covering material. Upon re-solidifying, the adhesive adheres the cover to the core of the tennis ball with a high degree of tenacity.