Sweat-absorbing game ball

摘要

A sweat-absorbing game ball comprises an inflatable rubber bladder and a synthetic leather cover which surrounds the bladder. The synthetic leather cover includes a base fabric of polyurethane-impregnated nonwoven nylon fibers and an outer coating of wet-coagulated polyurethane. A pebbled surface configuration is molded into the outer surface of the cover, and the pebbled surface includes a plurality of outwardly projecting pebbles. Each pebble includes an outer surface and a side surface, and a plurality of small openings are formed in the polyurethane outer coating on the side surfaces of the pebbles.