Molded game ball

摘要

A molded game ball comprises a molded outer cover having a mold line that mimics the seam of a conventional baseball or softball, and a raised stitch pattern presented along said mold line that mimics the stitching of a conventional stitched baseball or softball.

主权项

1. A game ball, comprising:
a molded outer cover comprising: a mold line formed in the outer surface of said cover that mimics the pattern of a seam of a conventional baseball or softball, wherein said mold line comprises a groove positioned between two C-shaped cover sections that are integrally formed together to define said molded outer cover, wherein said C-shaped cover sections have the same size, shape and appearance as the figure eight shaped cover panels of a conventional softball or baseball; a raised stitch pattern positioned along said mold line comprising a plurality of stitched shaped protrusions extending at an angle from fixed points along said groove to a plurality of corresponding depressions formed in said C-shaped sections, wherein each of said plurality of corresponding depressions provided in one of said C-shaped sections are spaced equidistant from another one of said corresponding depressions and from said groove; and a plurality of raised surfaces positioned between adjacent protrusions and extending from said groove to said corresponding depressions.