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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Yukinori Nagao, Hiroshima, JP;
Hidesuke Kuriki, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Yukinori Nagao, Hiroshima, JP;
Hidesuke Kuriki, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Molten Corporation, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a ball for ball games which has equivalent or increased cushioning properties when compared conventional balls. The ball for ball games of the present invention includes a bladder made of rubber or elastomer, and a foamed layer covering the outside of the bladder, in which a skin layer is provided on each surface sectionalized by partition portions extending from the surface of the foamed layer, the partitions having a lesser degree of expansion than the main portion of the surface which is sectionalized by the portions.