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Patent No.:

US 9623289 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2013

Method of inflatable game ball panel construction

Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventor:

Mark McNamee, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:

Quinn IP Law

Primary Examiner:

Philip Tucker

Assistant Examiner:

Brian R Slawski

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 39/00 (2006.01); A63B 41/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 73/06 (2006.01); B29C 73/10 (2006.01); B31D 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 38/04 (2006.01); B32B 7/14 (2006.01); A63B 41/08 (2006.01); B29D 22/02 (2006.01); A63B 45/00 (2006.01); B29D 22/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/54 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/50 (2006.01); B29C 65/62 (2006.01); B29C 65/72 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 41/08 (2013.01); A63B 45/00 (2013.01); B29D 22/02 (2013.01); B29D 22/04 (2013.01); A63B 2243/007 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0025 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0033 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0037 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0095 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 65/5057 (2013.01); B29C 65/62 (2013.01); B29C 65/72 (2013.01); B29C 65/7855 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/133 (2013.01); B29C 66/242 (2013.01); B29C 66/4326 (2013.01); B29C 66/729 (2013.01); B29C 66/7294 (2013.01); B29L 2031/545 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49904 (2015.01);
Abstract

An inflatable game ball and a method of constructing an inflatable game ball is described. Panel segments are formed from an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion having different sizes, with the inner panel portion being smaller than the outer panel portion. The inner panel portion and the outer panel portion are joined so that peripheral edges of the inner panel portion and the outer panel portion are aligned. Multiple panel segments are attached together to form a cover. Due to the differences in sizes between the inner panel portion and the outer panel portion, when an inflatable bladder within an interior of the cover is inflated to a fully inflated condition, variations in the dimensions of the ball caused by stretching of the cover may be reduced or minimized. In one embodiment, an alignment guide can assist with aligning the peripheral edges of the panel portions.

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