161 |
Golf game apparatus |
US761854 |
1991-09-13 |
US5269526A |
1993-12-14 |
Devlin S. Wollstein |
An indoor golf game including a hole layout area enclosed by netting and a substantially planar rigid or solid rebound surface. A ball is hit from a tee in the hole layout area towards the rebound surface so as to rebound towards a hole in the green area of the hole layout. The ball used in the game comprises a ball having a hard surface so as to provide a feel of a standard golf ball, but a resilience substantially less than a standard golf ball so that the ball resiliently deforms and loses substantial kinetic energy upon striking the rebound surface. The ball has a hardness in the range of 70-105 Durometer, and a resilience in the range of 10%-40%. |
162 |
Takraw ball |
US738048 |
1991-03-21 |
USRE34128E |
1992-11-17 |
Boonchai Lorhpipat |
Disclosed herein is a takraw ball comprising hoops woven into a spherical basket, each hoop being formed of an elongate, generally flat strip of plastics material, each strip having one convex side edge of constant radius and the other side edge of sinusoidal undulating profile and being joined by its ends to form a frustoconical hoop; pairs of hoops being arranged with the strip convex side edges opposed in a common plane or in parallel planes and the sinusoidal side edges relatively staggered so that interwoven hoops intersect at the troughs of sinusoidal side edges. |
163 |
Date coding play balls |
US444276 |
1989-12-01 |
US5038504A |
1991-08-13 |
Johan G. Modigh |
A hollow molded article such as a ball of the kind used in play areas where children jump on and swim through a volume of the balls. During molding, date coding is impressed on the balls in a way which enables the older balls to be identified and replaced when necessary. The date coding is provided in two ways, one is to provide an adjustable pin within a part of the mold cavity, and the other is to provide indicia whose positions can be changed by rotation of the air venting plug within the mold. |
164 |
Takraw ball |
US71186 |
1987-07-08 |
US4813674A |
1989-03-21 |
Boonchai Lorhpipat |
Disclosed herein is a takraw ball comprising hoops woven into a spherical basket, each hoop being formed of an elongate, generally flat strip of plastics material, each strip having one convex side edge of constant radius and the other side edge of sinusoidal undulating profile and being joined by its ends to form a frusto-conical hoop; pairs of hoops being arranged with the strip convex side edges opposed in a common plane or in parallel planes and the sinusoidal side edges relatively staggered so that interwoven hoops intersect at the troughs of sinusoidal side edges. |
165 |
Pressureless tennis ball |
US608679 |
1984-05-10 |
US4580781A |
1986-04-08 |
Kuniyasu Horiuchi; Masao Nakamura |
Pressureless tennis balls which comply with regulations of the International Tennis Federation and produce a satisfactory feel of striking retained over an extended period of play, and which comprises a hollow spherical core made from a rubber composition the rubber component of which contains 5 to 50% by weight of a particular modified polybutadiene containing 5 to 30% by weight of syndiotactic-1,2-polybutadiene and at least 40% by weight of cis-1,4-polybutadiene. |
166 |
Play ball |
US167007 |
1980-07-09 |
US4305583A |
1981-12-15 |
Ravi Tandon; John G. Schofield |
The invention relates to playballs, e.g. tennis balls, having a core pressurized with a low permeability gas, e.g. sulphur hexafluoride. Use of such gases can cause the ball to emit a pinging noise on bouncing. The invention provides a core (1) pressurized with gas of low permeability, the internal wall surface (3) of core (1) being profiled by a multiplicity of depressions or protuberances (4), the outer wall surface (2) of the core being smooth. The profiling is preferably in the form of dimples or pimples of circular plan view. |
167 |
Non-rebounding article |
US738445 |
1976-11-03 |
US4106769A |
1978-08-15 |
Wayne E. Manska |
There is disclosed a non-rebounding article having a thin walled container with a region of uniform thickness located adjacent the interior surface thereof adapted to receive a flexible material distributed therein, the container having an interior volume centrally located therein into which the flexible material is free to move upon impact of the container with an exterior object and a flexible material substantially located within the region of uniform thickness, the flexible material contacting the interior surface of the container and substantially being free to move away from an initial position adjacent the interior surface upon impact of the container with an exterior object whereby forces tending to cause the container to rebound from the impact with the exterior object are absorbed, the flexible material having a structural memory to substantially return it to the initial position adjacent the interior surface after the impact. |
168 |
Tennis ball having an electrically conducting surface |
US23089772 |
1972-03-01 |
US3854719A |
1974-12-17 |
SUPRAN L |
A ball for playing games such as tennis, having an outer surface which is electrically conducting so that it can short-circuit or bridge wires laid on the surface of the court in order to enable a decision to be given as to whether the ball is ''''in'''' or ''''out'''' when it strikes the court on or near the lines defining the area of play.
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169 |
Inflatable ball having a carcass, including a synthetic thread winding |
US40350554 |
1954-01-12 |
US2789821A |
1957-04-23 |
CROWLEY CORNELIUS J |
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170 |
Game ball |
US16566327 |
1927-02-03 |
US1684557A |
1928-09-18 |
SAUNDERS ADDISON T |
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171 |
Playing ball and method of making same |
US11007026 |
1926-05-19 |
US1641144A |
1927-09-06 |
ADAMS ARTHUR H |
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172 |
Hollow elastic playing ball |
US52987622 |
1922-01-17 |
US1542005A |
1925-06-16 |
RILEY RALPH E |
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173 |
Ball |
US69018524 |
1924-02-02 |
US1531317A |
1925-03-31 |
STUBBS CHARLES L |
|
174 |
Playing-ball. |
US1903140214 |
1903-01-23 |
US725011A |
1903-04-07 |
RICHARDS FRANCIS H |
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175 |
Weighted Tennis Ball |
US14884106 |
2015-10-15 |
US20160375317A1 |
2016-12-29 |
Mark Edward Connelly |
A tennis ball with weight material injected into its interior cavity for use in exercise and sport as a weight bearing device. The weight material adds weight to the tennis ball. The weight material completely or partially fills the interior cavity of the tennis ball. The weight of the tennis ball can be changed based on the amount and type of weight material inside the tennis ball. |
176 |
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN EXERCISE PUNCHING BALL |
US15149493 |
2016-05-09 |
US20160317894A1 |
2016-11-03 |
Cedric Salcedo |
A spherical punching ball specifically designed for striking against a wall is disclosed. Embodiments with varied weight, size, rebound characteristics, density parameters, and other considerations are disclosed. Methods of construction, training, and related safety considerations are disclosed. |
177 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BALLS IN THE ABSENCE OF INFLATION |
US15002015 |
2016-01-20 |
US20160206929A1 |
2016-07-21 |
Shao Ting YUAN; Frank I Teh CHANG |
The system and method of the present disclosure produces balls that conform in performance and dimensions or dimension range to inflated balls. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the balls have a weight that is within a standard weight range of an inflated ball. In another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the balls have a bounce characteristic that is within a standard bounce range of an inflated ball. In yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the balls are tuned to achieve an audible response or sound characteristic that is similar to that of an equivalent inflated ball. It should be understood that an exemplary embodiment ball in accordance with the present disclosure can include any combination of features, or all features, including weight, dimensions, bounce, and sound or audible response when bounced. |
178 |
Device with deformable shell including an internal piezoelectric circuit |
US14953621 |
2015-11-30 |
US20160155928A1 |
2016-06-02 |
Guillaume SAVELLI; Philippe CORONEL |
A device comprising a deformable shell (16) defining an inner space (14), including at least one piezoelectric system (26, 28, 30), said system including: a flexible piezoelectric membrane (26) capable of generating electric energy under the effect of a deformation to which it is submitted; a rechargeable electric power source (28), formed on a flexible substrate; an electronic circuit (30) including: a processing circuit for generating and storing data according to the electric energy generated by the piezoelectric membrane, and connected to the electric power source for its electric power supply; and a wireless transmitter connected to the processing circuit to transmit the data stored therein and connected to the electric power source for its electric power supply. Each piezoelectric system (26, 28, 30) is totally arranged on and/or inside of the deformable shell (16). |
179 |
TAKRAW BALLS |
US14889702 |
2014-05-06 |
US20160107045A1 |
2016-04-21 |
Boonchai Lorhpipat |
Disclosed is a side strip (10) for weaving into a takraw ball (66); the strip comprising an elongate length of plastics material wherein regions (34) have one or more generally longitudinal slots (38) between outer (30) and inner (40) strip faces; the slots define rattan-like slivers (42) which enable the takraw ball (66) to mimic a traditional rattan takraw ball: a centre strip (46) may be provided with one or more generally longitudinal slots (74a,b,c,d) between outer (52) and inner (56) strip faces; the slots define rattan-like slivers (76a,b). |
180 |
MESH TOY APPARATUS |
US14933343 |
2015-11-05 |
US20160051862A1 |
2016-02-25 |
David E. SILVERGLATE; Brian GULASSA |
A toy apparatus includes a mesh formed of at least one loop structure assembly, each of the loop structure assemblies including at least one loop structure. Each loop structure defines a loop opening having a shape selected from a circular opening, an oval opening and a polygonal opening. A plurality of loop structure assemblies can be joined together to form a toy apparatus, with each loop structure assembly including an outer perimeter having at least one mating surface disposed at least partially around the outer perimeter for coupling to at least one adjacent loop structure assembly. |