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 football having a volume/weight ratio of 11.6 or greater. 
     
     
         2 . The football of  claim 1 , wherein the volume/weight ratio is from 12.1 to about 14.6. 
     
     
         3 . 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. 
     
     
         4 . A football having a surface area/weight ratio of 3.8 or greater. 
     
     
         5 . The football of  claim 14 , wherein the surface area/weight ratio is from 4.1 to about 5.1. 
     
     
         6 . A football having a volume/weight ratio of 11.0 or greater and a surface area/weight ratio of 4.1 or greater. 
     
     
         7 . A soccer ball having a volume/weight ratio of 15.5 or greater. 
     
     
         8 . The soccer ball of  claim 7 , wherein the volume/weight ratio is from 15.5 to about 17.7. 
     
     
         9 . A soccer ball having a surface area/weight ratio of 4.4 or greater. 
     
     
         10 . The soccer ball of  claim 9 , wherein the surface area/weight ratio is from 4.7 to about 5.4. 
     
     
         11 . A soccer ball having a volume/weight ratio of 14.7 or greater and a surface area/weight ratio of 4.4 or greater. 
     
     
         12 . A volleyball having a volume/weight ratio of 21.1 or greater. 
     
     
         13 . The volleyball of  claim 12 , wherein the volume/weight ratio is from 21.1 to about 26.5. 
     
     
         14 . The volleyball of  claim 12 , wherein the volleyball has a volume/weight ratio of 26.0 or greater. 
     
     
         15 . The volleyball of  claim 12 , wherein the volleyball has a volume/weight ratio of from 26.0 to about 26.5. 
     
     
         16 . A volleyball having a surface area/weight ratio of 6.0 or greater. 
     
     
         17 . The volleyball of  claim 16 , wherein the surface area/weight ratio is from 6.1 to about 7.4. 
     
     
         18 . 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. 
     
     
         19 . The sportsball of  claim 18 , wherein the ratio of the cover layer thickness to the carcass thickness is from 4.0 to about 6.0. 
     
     
         20 . The sportsball of  claim 18 , wherein the sportsball is spherical and has a circumference of from about 59 cm to about 76.2 cm.