Floating soccer ball

Abstract

For an aerodynamic soccer ball, a shell with a hollow interior is provided. A plurality of orifices are disposed and uniformly spaced on the shell.

What is claimed is:   
     
         1 . A ball comprising:
 a shell comprising a hollow interior; and   a plurality of orifices disposed and uniformly spaced on the shell.   
     
     
         2 . The ball of  claim 1 , wherein the shell is fabricated of a semi-rigid, resilient, flexible material. 
     
     
         3 . The ball of  claim 1 , wherein the shell is fabricated of a material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic rubber acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, styrene, polystyrene, and polyester. 
     
     
         4 . The ball of  claim 1 , wherein each orifice has an orifice area in the range of 10 to 60 centimeters squared (cm 2 ). 
     
     
         5 . The ball of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of orifices have a total orifice area in the range of 25 to 55 percent of an available shell area. 
     
     
         6 . The ball of  claim 1 , wherein each orifice is one of a circle and multi-sided. 
     
     
         7 . The ball of  claim 1 , wherein the ball is a soccer ball with a mass in the range of 50 to 150 grams (g) for a size 3 soccer ball. 
     
     
         8 . The ball of  claim 1 , wherein the ball is a soccer ball with a mass in the range of 75 to 250 g for a size 5 soccer ball.  
     
     
         9 . The ball of  claim 1 , wherein the shell has a shell thickness in the range of 2.9 to 3.1 millimeters (mm). 
     
     
         10 . The ball of  claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises an outer shell and an inner shell. 
     
     
         11 . The ball of  claim 10 , wherein outer shell is fabricated from thermoplastic rubber and has an outer shell thickness in the range of 1.45 to 1.55 mm and the inner shell is fabricated from one of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polypropelene and has an inner shell thickness in the range of 1.45 to 1.55 mm.