US2017354849A1PendingUtilityA1

Ball

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jun 8, 2016Filed: Jun 6, 2017Published: Dec 14, 2017
Est. expiryJun 8, 2036(~9.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Bruce J. ZaroznyClaude Chapdelaine
A63B 37/14A63B 69/0002A63B 39/00A63B 2039/003A63B 2069/0004A63B 43/04A63B 2043/001A63B 37/00
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Abstract

A plastic ball having a generally spherical shape with a plurality of depressions located in only one hemisphere of the ball and lying along circumferences of the ball that pass through the center of the hemisphere, in which the depressions are equally spaced radially about the center of the hemisphere.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A plastic ball, comprising:
 a hollow, generally spherical, ball body with two hemispheres, at least one hemisphere having a center; and   a plurality of depressions located in only one hemisphere of the ball.   
     
     
         2 . The plastic ball of  claim 1 , wherein the depressions lie along circumferences of the ball that pass through the center of the hemisphere. 
     
     
         3 . The plastic ball of  claim 1 , wherein the depressions are equally spaced radially about the center of the hemisphere. 
     
     
         4 . The plastic ball of  claim 1 , wherein the depressions lie along circumferences of the ball that pass through the center of the hemisphere, and are equally spaced radially about the center of the hemisphere. 
     
     
         5 . The plastic ball of  claim 1 , wherein the depressions are elongated. 
     
     
         6 . The plastic ball of  claim 5 , wherein the depressions are longer in the direction of a circumference of the ball than they are along a width axis that is perpendicular to the circumference. 
     
     
         7 . The plastic ball of  claim 1 , wherein the depressions have a variable depth. 
     
     
         8 . The plastic ball of  claim 7 , wherein the variable depth is along a circumference of the ball. 
     
     
         9 . The plastic ball of  claim 8 , wherein the depressions lie along circumferences of the ball that pass through the center of the hemisphere, and wherein the depressions are deeper farther from the center than they are closer to the center. 
     
     
         10 . The plastic ball of  claim 1 , comprising eight depressions. 
     
     
         11 . The plastic ball of  claim 10 , wherein the eight depressions are equally spaced radially about the center of one hemisphere. 
     
     
         12 . The plastic ball of  claim 1 , wherein the depressions have a length along circumferences of the ball, and the length is approximately equal to one-eighth of the circumference of the ball. 
     
     
         13 . A plastic ball, comprising:
 a hollow, generally spherical, ball body with two hemispheres, at least one hemisphere having a center; and   a plurality of elongated depressions located in only one hemisphere of the ball, wherein the depressions lie along circumferences of the ball that pass through the center of the hemisphere, and are equally spaced radially about the center of the hemisphere.   
     
     
         14 . The plastic ball of  claim 13 , wherein the depressions are longer in the direction of a circumference of the ball than they are along a width axis that is perpendicular to the circumference. 
     
     
         15 . The plastic ball of  claim 14 , wherein the depressions have a variable depth. 
     
     
         16 . The plastic ball of  claim 15 , wherein the variable depth is along a circumference of the ball. 
     
     
         17 . The plastic ball of  claim 16 , wherein the depressions lie along circumferences of the ball that pass through the center of the hemisphere, and wherein the depressions are deeper farther from the center than they are closer to the center. 
     
     
         18 . The plastic ball of  claim 17 , comprising eight depressions. 
     
     
         19 . The plastic ball of  claim 18 , wherein the eight depressions are equally spaced radially about the center of one hemisphere. 
     
     
         20 . The plastic ball of  claim 19 , wherein the depressions have a length along circumferences of the ball, and the length is approximately equal to one-eighth of the circumference of the ball.

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