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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:
Mar. 08, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert P Molitor, Niles, MI (US);
Assignee:
Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273 / ; 264239 ; 273 / ; 273 / ;
Abstract
A two-piece softball or baseball includes a molded core and a molded cover including simulated stitching having protrusions and indentations integral with the cover material. Stitch holes adjacent the simulated stitching extend through the cover to the spherical core to simulate the depth of the stitching holes in a standard stitched leather covered ball.