US 12,121,776 B2
Sports ball with suspension system
Scott Tomlinson, Portland, OR (US); Ian Michael Munson, Portland, OR (US); Barry Grant Mannie, Vancouver, WA (US); and Christian Walter DiBenedetto, North Plains, OR (US)
Assigned to adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/856,302.
Prior Publication US 2024/0001203 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A63B 43/00 (2006.01); A63B 45/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 43/004 (2013.01) [A63B 45/00 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0025 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sports ball, comprising:
a hollow shell; and
a pit suspended within the hollow shell by a plurality of cords,
wherein each of the plurality of cords comprises:
a first cord line extending from the pit along a first axis to a first end coupled to the hollow shell at a first location,
a second cord line extending from the pit along a second axis to a second end coupled to the hollow shell at a second location, and
a center portion coupled to the pit,
wherein an angle between the first axis and the second axis is greater than or equal to 5 degrees and less than or equal to 90 degrees.