US3348842A
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Football kicking apparatus and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-07-16
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1984-07-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip L Stern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 11:05
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B5/00; A43B5/18; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
APPARATUS FOR USE IN INSTRUCTION IN THE SPIRAL KICKING OF AN AMERICAN STYLE FOOTBALL, COMPRISING A FOOTBALL HAVING THE FORM OF A PROLATE SPHEROID, A FIRST INDICIUM ON THE FOOTBALL INDICATING THE CENTER OF KICKING IMPACT OF THE FOOTBALL, A SECOND INDICIUM ON THE FOOTBALL IN THE FORM OF A VISIBLE LINE LYING IN THE LONGITUDINAL AXIAL PLANE OF THE FOOTBALL, A KICKING SHOE ADAPTED TO BE WORN ON THE KICKING FOOT OF THE USER, AN INDICIUM ON THE KICKING SHOE IN THE FORM OF A VISIBLE LINE LYING AT A PREDETERMINED DESIRE SUBSTANTIAL BUT RELATIVELY SMALL ACUTE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF THE CORRECT KICKING STROKE OF THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
APPARATUS FOR USE IN INSTRUCTION IN THE SPIRAL KICKING OF AN AMERICAN STYLE FOOTBALL, COMPRISING A FOOTBALL HAVING THE FORM OF A PROLATE SPHEROID, A FIRST INDICIUM ON THE FOOTBALL INDICATING THE CENTER OF KICKING IMPACT OF THE FOOTBALL, A SECOND INDICIUM ON THE FOOTBALL IN THE FORM OF A VISIBLE LINE LYING IN THE LONGITUDINAL AXIAL PLANE OF THE FOOTBALL, A KICKING SHOE ADAPTED TO BE WORN ON THE KICKING FOOT OF THE USER, AN INDICIUM ON THE KICKING SHOE IN THE FORM OF A VISIBLE LINE LYING AT A PREDETERMINED DESIRE SUBSTANTIAL BUT RELATIVELY SMALL ACUTE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF THE CORRECT KICKING STROKE OF THE
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