Devices, systems, and methods for refurbishing one or more lacrosse balls
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B24B-011/00
A63B-047/00
B24B-011/06
B24B-041/04
출원번호
US-0844433
(2013-03-15)
등록번호
US-9132320
(2015-09-15)
발명자
/ 주소
McNall, Eugene M.
McNall, Charles W.
출원인 / 주소
LAX DR., LLC
대리인 / 주소
Stott, David L.
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초록▼
A method and system for resurfacing one or more lacrosse balls is provided. The system includes a container, a rotatable member, and a motor. The container is configured to hold the one or more lacrosse balls. The rotatable member includes an abrasive surface configured to scuff the lacrosse balls w
A method and system for resurfacing one or more lacrosse balls is provided. The system includes a container, a rotatable member, and a motor. The container is configured to hold the one or more lacrosse balls. The rotatable member includes an abrasive surface configured to scuff the lacrosse balls while in the container, The motor includes a drive shaft coupled to the rotatable member and configured to facilitate rotation of the rotatable member. With this arrangement, the lacrosse balls are positioned over the abrasive surface such that, upon rotation of the rotatable member the abrasive surface scuffs the lacrosse balls to, thereby, resurface the balls.
대표청구항▼
1. A resurfacing system for resurfacing one or more lacrosse balls, comprising: a container configured to contain the one or more lacrosse balls, the container including a side wall defining an interior surface and an exterior surface of the container;a rotatable member including an abrasive surface
1. A resurfacing system for resurfacing one or more lacrosse balls, comprising: a container configured to contain the one or more lacrosse balls, the container including a side wall defining an interior surface and an exterior surface of the container;a rotatable member including an abrasive surface and at least one resilient material layer, the at least one resilient material layer adhered to and positioned under the abrasive surface so that the abrasive surface is conformable, the abrasive surface being at least one of sand paper and an abrasive coating, the abrasive surface configured to scuff the one or more lacrosse balls contained in the container; anda motor with a drive shaft coupled to the rotatable member and configured to facilitate rotation of the rotatable member;one or more bumpers positioned directly on the interior surface, the one or more bumpers configured to disrupt consistent movement of the one or more lacrosse balls in the container upon movement of the rotatable member. 2. The resurfacing system of claim 1, wherein the rotatable member includes a rotatable member central axis and the drive shaft defines a drive shaft axis, wherein the central axis is non-coaxial with the drive shaft axis. 3. The resurfacing system of claim 1, wherein the rotatable member includes a central axis and the drive shaft defines a drive shaft axis, wherein the central axis and the drive shaft axis are co-axial. 4. The resurfacing system of claim 1, wherein the rotatable member comprises a plate portion and a counter-weight portion, the counter-weight portion sized and configured to oscillate and rotate the plate portion. 5. The resurfacing system of claim 1, wherein the rotatable member comprises a plate portion with the abrasive surface and a counter-weight portion, the counter-weight portion rotatably coupled to the plate portion and directly coupled to the drive shaft of the motor. 6. The resurfacing system of claim 5, wherein the drive shaft defines a drive shaft axis, the drive shaft axis is non-coaxial with a central axis of the plate portion. 7. The resurfacing system of claim 5, wherein, upon rotational movement of the counter-weight portion via the drive shaft, the counter-weight portion rotates the plate portion with centrifugal force generated by the counter-weight portion. 8. The resurfacing system of claim 1, further comprising a timer associated with the motor, the timer configured to automatically turn the motor off after a pre-determined period of time. 9. A method for resurfacing an exterior surface of one or more lacrosse balls, the method comprising: placing one or more lacrosse balls into a container such that each of the one or more lacrosse balls have an exterior surface in a first state and such that each of the one or more lacrosse balls are placed in a ball scuff space defined by an interior surface of the container and an abrasive surface of a rotatable member, the interior surface extending parallel with an exterior container surface of the container;rotating the rotatable member with a motor operably coupled thereto such that movement of the rotatable member moves the one or more lacrosse balls within the container to freely and randomly bounce the one or more lacrosse balls against the interior surface of the container and the rotatable member; andscuffing the one or more lacrosse balls within the container by bouncing the one or more lacrosse balls against the abrasive surface of the rotatable member such that the exterior surface of each of the one or more lacrosse balls is in a final second state, the final second state having a greater grip surface than the first state. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the rotating comprises rotating the rotatable member so that the one or more lacrosse balls move against a bumper disposed on the interior surface of the container for disrupting consistent movement of the one or more lacrosse balls within the container. 11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the rotating comprises rotating a counter-weight of the rotatable member with a drive shaft of the motor, the drive shaft having a drive shaft axis that is non-coaxial with the central axis of the rotatable member. 12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the rotating comprises rotating a counter-weight portion of the rotatable member with a drive shaft of the motor, the rotatable member including a plate portion having the abrasive surface and the counter-weight portion rotatably coupled to an under-side of the plate portion, the drive shaft having a drive shaft axis that is non-coaxial with the central axis of the rotatable member. 13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the rotating comprises driving the rotatable member with a drive shaft of the motor, the drive shaft being co-axial with a central axis of the rotatable member. 14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the placing comprises dispensing a liquid in the container with the one or more lacrosse balls.
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Shim Sang B. (Yaksu Apt. 5-102 ; 216-3 ; Sangdo-dong Dongjak-ku ; Seoul KRX), Ball cleaning device.
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