US 12,263,391 B2
Training ball
Christopher Jon Mackie, Lewisville, NC (US)
Filed by Christopher Jon Mackie, Lewisville, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/129,892.
Application 18/129,892 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/192,576, filed on Mar. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,638,858.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/086,654, filed on Oct. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0241473 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 37/12 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 69/0002 (2013.01) [A63B 37/12 (2013.01); A63B 2069/0006 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A training ball comprising:
a solid sphere defining a first hemisphere having a first surface and a second hemisphere having a second surface;
a tactile feature positioned along the first surface and substantially centered with the first hemisphere, wherein the tactile feature comprises:
a center portion having a closed geometric shape; and
a continuous grooved border encompassing the center portion;
a first grooved feature positioned along the second surface, wherein
the first grooved feature comprises: a first body segment; a first pair of leg portions each extending from each end of the first body segment; and a first depth, wherein the first pair of leg portions each terminate at a circular hole, the circular hole having a circular hole depth at least equal to the first depth;
a second grooved feature positioned along the second surface, wherein
the second grooved feature comprises a second body segment and a second pair of leg portions each extending from each end of the second body segment, wherein
the first body segment and the second body segment are substantially parallel, and wherein
the first grooved feature and the second grooved feature are substantially centered with and solely upon the second hemisphere along the second surface.