| CPC A63B 41/04 (2013.01) [A63B 24/0021 (2013.01); A63B 41/085 (2013.01); A63B 43/06 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0034 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01); A63B 2225/54 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0025 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0037 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0066 (2013.01); A63B 2243/007 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0095 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. An apparatus for permitting electrical connection between the exterior of an inflatable sports ball and electronics located inside the inflatable sports ball, the apparatus comprising:
a support member, the support member having separate first and second through-holes provided therein for respectively connecting the exterior of the inflatable sports ball with the interior of the inflatable sports ball;
an electrical connection port located in the first through-hole of the support member for permitting an electrical connection to be made through the first through-hole; and
an air valve located in the second through-hole of the support member, the air valve comprising an aperture for selective communication of air;
the electrical connection port is carried by an electrical connector assembly adapted for insertion into the first through-hole, the electrical connector assembly comprising a plug member configured for insertion into the first through-hole, the plug member comprising an opening through which the electrical connection port is exposed inside the first through-hole; wherein
the plug member comprises a first face carrying the opening through which the electrical connection port is exposed inside the first through-hole, the first face being no larger than the first through-hole, and a second face substantially opposite the first face, the second face being larger than the first through-hole such that the plug member cannot pass through the first through-hole.
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