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US3228686A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Molded plastic game ball

Assignee: Albany Billiard Ball Co
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Filing: 1961-08-04
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Granted: 1966-01-11
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Expires: 1981-08-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rd Ellis May Faulkner

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 03:28
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B37/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
A SOLID INJECTED MOLDED PLASTIC SPHERICAL GAME BALL COMPRISING A MOLDED PLASTIC CORE STRUCTURE INCLUDING AN ENDLESS CIRCULAR RIM, A CENTRAL CYLINDRICAL HUB EXTENDING THROUGH SAID RIM, SAID HUB BEING DISPOSED NORMAL TO THE CENTRAL AXIAL PLANE OF SAID RIM, SAID HUB HAVING AN AXIAL LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DIAMETER OF THE RIM WHEREBY THE ENDS OF SAID HUB ARE ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED AT THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE BALL, AND SAID HUB ENDS HAVING RELATIVELY WIDE ANNULAR SHOULDERS SPACED INWARDLY FROM THE RESPECTIVE ENDS THEREOF, AND SAID HUB ENDS PROJECTING BEYOND SAID SHOULDER PORTIONS AND A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY DISPOSED SPOKES EXTENDING BETWEN SAID HUB AND SAID RIM FOR INTEGRALLY CONNECTING SAID HUB AND RIM, SAID RIM HAVING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED CONICAL SIDE SURFACES, THE THEORETICAL APICES OF WHICH COINCIDE AT THE CENTER OF SAID AXIAL PLANE, SAID RIM HAVING ITS OUTERMOST SURFACE CURVED SO AS TO CONSTITUTE A CENTRAL ZONE OF A TRUE

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