Pass-football
Patent 5183263 Issued on February 2, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 29, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 29, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesThrow and catch toy Polar lighted ball Patent #: 5066012 InventorApplicationNo. 800848 filed on 11/29/1991US Classes:473/573, Having bristled, hooked, or looped surface for adherence to complementarily surfaced means2/161.1, Sports glove2/917Hand or wrist coveringExaminersPrimary: Marlo, George J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA63B 043/02AbstractA foam rubber (Ensolite™) football produced through the standard injection mold process is covered with VELCRO Fleece material and with thin strips of VELCRO fleece material on each of the football's four seams (for ease of gripping and throwing) and used in conjunction with a cotton glove with an elastic wrist band and rubber coated ("dot coating") palm surface with thin strips of VELCRO hook material secured on the palm side of the thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger. The foam rubber football is covered through a process whereby the VELCRO fleece material is cut with a die into the pattern of a football and secured to the foam rubber football with rubber or silicone-based contact cement; the additional strips of VELCRO fleece material are placed on the football seams and secured with contact cement. Five 1/2 inch strips of VELCRO hook material cut to various lengths are attached to the palm side of each finger/thumb of a cotton glove with a rubber-coated palm with contact cement.Field of SearchGame ball-carried indicia | |
