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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1993
James E Routzong, Essex, MA (US);
Keith D Patterson, Providence, RI (US);
Little Kids, Inc., East Providence, US;
Abstract
A football is provided with rearwardly extending fins which promote a tight spiralling rotation of the football when it is thrown through the air. A first of the fins is joined to the football by a centrally located notch therein which interlocks with a second fin integral with the football body when the first fin is passed through a centrally located slot in the second fin and adjacent football body. The fins include flat end surfaces which may be received on a supporting surface for supporting the ball in an upright position. The rearwardly extending fins elevate the body portion above the supporting surface and thereby make it easier to kick.