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US6123282:
Trolling system for baseball and player endorsements
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Richman, Marc; Delray Beach, FL 33483
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None
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| Published / Filed: |
2000-09-26
/ 1999-03-30
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| Application Number: |
US1999000281033
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| IPC Code: |
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A63B 43/00;
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IPC-7:
A63B 47/02;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
242/400;
242/405;
294/019.2;
294/099.1;
Original:
242/400;
242/405;
294/019.2;
294/099.1;
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| Field of Search: |
242/395,395.1,405,405.3,400
294/19.2,99.1
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-03-30 |
US1999000281033 |
| 1999-03-08 |
US1999000123213P |
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| Abstract: |
The trolling system for obtaining player endorsements on a baseball includes a drop cord, a reel which contains and holds the wound-up drop cord and a retractable ball basket. The retractable ball basket is attached at a terminal of the drop cord opposite the reel. The ball basket has a plurality of spaced apart and inwardly biased ribs. These ribs establish a ball container in a central region of the ball basket. Since the ribs are spaced apart and peripherally biased together at one end, the baseball player can rotate the baseball, identify an available endorsement area, and sign or endorse the baseball. Subsequent thereto, the fan can retract the ball basket by winding the drop cord on the reel thereby retrieving the ball from the lower elevation near the baseball player to the fan's elevated elevation in the stadium stands. The trolling system can be adapted for basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, tennis balls, hockey pucks and golf balls simply by changing the shape of the retractable ball basket.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Kain, Jr., Robert C. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Matecki, Katherine A.;
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| Parent Case: |
This patent application claims the benefit of provisional patent application No. 60/123,213 filed on Mar. 8, 1999, now pending.
The invention relates to a trolling system for baseball and player endorsements on baseballs, footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, tennis balls, golf balls and hockey pucks.
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None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A trolling system for obtaining baseball player endorsements on a baseball including:
- a drop cord with a terminal end;
- a reel having wound thereon said drop cord, said reel having a means to dispense and retrieve said drop cord;
- a retractable ball basket at said terminal end of said drop cord, said ball basket having a plurality of spaced apart biased ribs defining a ball container in a central region thereof, said biased ribs wrapping around said baseball and permitting endorsement access to said baseball via said spaced apart ribs; and
- a short cord having one end attached to said ball basket and another end attached to a writing instrument to enable said baseball player to endorse said ball captured in said ball basket.
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