Sports training ball and method of manufacturing a sports training ball

a technology of training balls and sports, applied in the field of sports training balls and manufacturing methods of sports training balls, can solve the problems of inexperienced players, significant injuries to players or bystanders of sports, and more difficult to learn the sport, and achieve the effect of durable sports training balls

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-03-05
SWAX LAX LLC
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Benefits of technology

The impact-absorbing sports training ball reduces the risk of injury, allowing players to train confidently and safely, encouraging greater participation in sports by minimizing the need for protective equipment and maintaining performance through numerous impacts.

Problems solved by technology

It is not unusual in such sports for inexperienced players to either misdirect the ball so that it strikes someone else or to lose track of the flight of the ball and inadvertently be struck by it.
Each of these circumstances can result is significant injuries to players or bystanders of a sport.
The risk of such injuries can cause novices (especially children) to forego a sport altogether or, in the event that they do try to learn the sport, to have a more difficult time learning the sport due to a fear of being hit.
Anxieties among novice players can be detrimental to the growth of popularity of a sport.
Lacrosse is an example of a sport the popularity of which is growing but may be limited because it is played with a hard, heavy rubber ball.

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[0023]Reference will now be made in detail to aspects of the subject application illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same or like reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like features. It should be noted that the drawings are in simplified form and are not drawn to precise scale. In reference to the disclosure herein, for purposes of convenience and clarity only, directional terms such as top, bottom, above, below and diagonal, are used with respect to the drawings. Such directional terms used in conjunction with the following description of the drawings should not be construed to limit the scope of the subject disclosure in any manner not explicitly set forth. Additionally, the term “a,” as used in the specification, means “at least one.” The terminology includes the words above specifically mentioned, derivatives thereof, and words of similar import.

[0024]The terms “sports ball” or “sports training ball” as used h...

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Abstract

A lacrosse training ball that is made up of a shell that defines an enclosure having an interior volume is disclosed. The shell includes a plurality of pads connected along a plurality of seams sewn with a thread having a finishing knot. The interior volume is substantially occupied by a filler that includes a mixture of a first material and a second material.

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BACKGROUND[0001]The present disclosure describes technology related to a ball for use in a sporting activity. The technology is well suited for use in “hard-ball” sports such as baseball, lacrosse, and field hockey. Through the use of the techniques disclosed herein, a sporting goods manufacturer can generate sports balls that have advantages over those currently available. Such advantages include impact-absorbing qualities, softness, durability and improved safety for players, Sports balls with these qualities are able withstand repeated impacts that occur during training while also being less likely to cause injury upon impact and accordingly are better suited for training.[0002]Injuries are one of the big obstacles to overcome in getting young people involved in sports. This is especially true for sports that involve playing with balls that have hard covers or hard outer surfaces. It is not unusual in such sports for inexperienced players to either misdirect the ball so that it s...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B37/12A63B37/06A63B45/00A63B37/02
CPCA63B2102/14A63B2037/082A63B2037/125A63B2102/34A63B2208/12A63B2102/22A63B37/12A63B2102/20A63B2071/0063A63B2102/18A63B2102/182A63B37/06A63B2043/001A63B37/02A63B45/00A63B2243/0033A63B2102/00
InventorGUMP, LAURAFITZGERALD, JIM
OwnerSWAX LAX LLC