Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1986-09-22
1988-04-19
Marlo, George J.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273 60B, 273 65R, 273DIG20, A63B 3702, A63B 3712
Patent
active
047384506
ABSTRACT:
A soft and lightweight play ball for use by pre-school and small children, the ball having the configuration and external appearance of a relatively hard and heavy conventional athletic ball of a given type, such as a football or baseball. The play ball is effectively "dead" and almost free of bounce, hence it rebounds only slightly when striking a hard surface; and the ball is highly compressible, thereby making it possible for a small child to grasp, throw and catch the ball without difficulty. The play ball is constituted by a smooth, somewhat elastomeric casing including a polyvinyl plastic outer skin laminated to a stretchable inner reinforcing liner, whose shape and external appearance are similar to those of a conventional athletic ball, the squeezable casing enveloping a compressible core formed of shreds of soft, fibrous material material, whereby the fingers of the child grasping the ball press therein to provide a good grip despite the smoothness of the casing.
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Ebert Michael
Marlo George J.
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