Youth oriented sportsballs

Abstract

Inflatable sportsballs such as volleyballs, soccer balls, basketballs, and footballs are disclosed having various volume/weight, surface area/weight, and or cover layer/carcass thickness ratios. Such sportsballs are particularly suitable for youth.

1 . A soccer ball having a volume/weight ratio of 15.5 or greater. 
   
   
       2 . The soccer ball of  claim 1 , wherein the volume/weight ratio is from 15.5 to about 17.7. 
   
   
       3 . The soccer ball of  claim 1 , wherein the soccer ball has a circumference of from about 59 cm to 66 cm. 
   
   
       4 . A soccer ball having a surface area/weight ratio of 4.4 or greater. 
   
   
       5 . The soccer ball of  claim 4 , wherein the surface area/weight ratio is from 4.7 to about 5.4. 
   
   
       6 . The soccer ball of  claim 4 , wherein the soccer ball has a circumference of from about 59 cm to 66 cm. 
   
   
       7 . A soccer ball having a volume/weight ratio of 14.7 or greater and a surface area/weight ratio of 4.4 or greater. 
   
   
       8 . A basketball having a volume/weight ratio of 14.4 or greater. 
   
   
       9 . The basketball of  claim 8 , wherein the volume/weight ratio is from 14.4 to about 15.7. 
   
   
       10 . The basketball of  claim 8 , wherein the volume/weight ratio is from 14.4 to about 16.0. 
   
   
       11 . The basketball of  claim 8 , wherein the basketball has a circumference of from about 69 cm to 74 cm. 
   
   
       12 . A basketball having a surface area/weight ratio of 3.7 or greater. 
   
   
       13 . The basketball of  claim 12 , wherein the surface area/weight ratio is from 3.8 to about 4.2. 
   
   
       14 . The basketball of  claim 12 , wherein the basketball has a circumference of from about 69 cm to 74 cm. 
   
   
       15 . A basketball having a volume/weight ratio of 13.9 or greater and a surface area/weight ratio of 3.8 or greater. 
   
   
       16 . A football having a volume/weight ratio of 11.6 or greater. 
   
   
       17 . The football of  claim 16 , wherein the volume/weight ratio is from 12.1 to about 14.6. 
   
   
       18 . A football having a volume/weight ratio of 11.0 or greater, a long axis circumference of from about 60 cm to 66 cm, and a short axis circumference of from about 44 cm to 47 cm. 
   
   
       19 . A football having a surface area/weight ratio of 3.8 or greater. 
   
   
       20 . The football of  claim 19 , wherein the surface area/weight ratio is from 4.1 to about 5.1. 
   
   
       21 . A football having a volume/weight ratio of 11.0 or greater and a surface area/weight ratio of 4.1 or greater. 
   
   
       22 . A volleyball having a volume/weight ratio of 21.1 or greater. 
   
   
       23 . The volleyball of  claim 22 , wherein the volume/weight ratio is from 21.1 to about 26.5. 
   
   
       24 . The volleyball of  claim 22 , wherein the volleyball has a volume/weight ratio of 26.0 or greater. 
   
   
       25 . The volleyball of  claim 22 , wherein the volleyball has a volume/weight ratio of from 26.0 to about 26.5. 
   
   
       26 . The volleyball of  claim 22 , wherein the volleyball has a circumference of 65 to 67 cm. 
   
   
       27 . A volleyball having a surface area/weight ratio of 6.0 or greater. 
   
   
       28 . The volleyball of  claim 27 , wherein the surface area /weight ratio is from 6.1 to about 7.4. 
   
   
       29 . A sportsball, comprising a cover layer and a carcass, wherein the ratio of the cover layer thickness to the carcass thickness is 4.0 or greater. 
   
   
       30 . The sportsball of  claim 29 , wherein the ratio of the cover layer thickness to the carcass thickness is from 4.0 to about 6.0. 
   
   
       31 . The sportsball of  claim 29 , wherein the sportsball is spherical and has a circumference of from about 59 cm to about 76.2 cm.