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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1998
Aaron Williams, Parker, CO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A wear indicator is provided for use on sports balls and other articles of manufacture, the wear indicator consisting of one or more dots imprinted upon the surface of the article, each dot manifesting a different degree of resistance to wear due to article use and each dot being composed of a mixture of pigment and a rubber cement hardener in which the resistance to wear is proportional to the ratio of the hardener to the pigment, or in which each dot is of a selected thickness and wear resistance proportional to its thickness. A brand name also may be imprinted on the surface of the article either as a permanent marking or to signify a predetermined degree of wear when no longer visible to the eye.