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EP 1555046 B1 20070523 - Game ball

Title (en)

Game ball

Title (de)

Spielball

Title (fr)

Balle de jeu

Publication

EP 1555046 B1 20070523 (FR)

Application

EP 04100102 A 20040114

Priority

EP 04100102 A 20040114

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1555046A1] The ball (1) has a spherical foam block (2) having elasticity sufficient to bounce the ball according to impact against the ground or any hard surface or according to momentum caused by kick of the ball. A rubber cube (4) is placed inside a hollow (3) formed at the center of the foam block. The foam block can be deformed between leg of the infant and the cube and between the cube and the ground, while crushing the ball.

IPC 8 full level

A63B 43/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A63B 43/00 (2013.01); A63B 2208/12 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1555046 A1 20050720; EP 1555046 B1 20070523; AT E362789 T1 20070615; DE 602004006595 D1 20070705; DE 602004006595 T2 20080131; ES 2287640 T3 20071216

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04100102 A 20040114; AT 04100102 T 20040114; DE 602004006595 T 20040114; ES 04100102 T 20040114