There is provided a ball for sports in which an air injection valve attached to a rubber inner tube is covered by outer layers so as not to be exposed. An aperture for insertion of an air injection needle is provided in the outer layers so that it is in alignment with the hole for insertion of an air injection needle of the air injection valve.

A sports shoe having a heel counter with a heel reinforcement wall shaped to include an inner surface which is in conformity with an outer surface of a heel portion of an upper of the sports shoe. An attaching portion is formed to project inwards from a lower end portion of the heel reinforcement wall. A flange portion formed to project outwards from the lower end portion of the heel reinforcement wall is provided in such a manner that the inner surface of the heel reinforcement wall is adhered ...

An elastic sport shoe sole having a plurality of parallel ribs, and each rib is provided on its length alternate zones of different types, one type is a downwardly rounded section of which the width is substantially each to the height and the other type is a narrow section in the form of a lamellar of which the width is small with respect to the height.

A bra for use, particularly, during participation in sports is provided. The bra has no cups formed in the material, and seams are otherwise avoided. The bra is, essentially, formed as one continuous knitted piece with a two way stretch and the rear of the bra has a height almost the same as that of the front of the bra to provide added support.

A sports game having at least two tubular poles divided into two sections, upper and lower. These two poles are used to support a flexible rectangular barricade. A flexible barricade is a rectangular shaped device with three windows, left side, middle, and right side. The rectangular barricade is supported by two iron rods at the base of each tubular pole. Anchor lines are secondary support for the barricade. The barricade assembly was designed to allow a flying object to fly through one of the ...

A sports shoe has an extension to the sole of the shoe projecting rearwardly at the heel end, which extension is springily resilient or can be supported by resilient means on the shoe. A stiffener, for example, a metal plate can be provided to enable the resilience of the extension to be controlled. Also a separate interchangeable spring member can be provided to control the resilience of the projection.

Sports goggles are formed with anterior and posterior frame sections each having a bow spaced from each other to define a slot to provide increased ventilation of space behind lens and particularly against the rearward surface of the lens for the elimination or reduction of fogging. The anterior frame section carries the lens at a position spaced farther than normal from the wearer's face and posterior frame section carries a nosebridge and temples. These goggles may be economically manufactured...

The invention provides a sports shoe comprising a sole, and an upper having flaps with opposed edges adapted to be drawn together over the instep of the wearer with a shoelace, said opposed edges substantially meeting in a region extending from the leg opening of the shoe towards the toe to a point where they part to define an aperture extending across the shoe to impart increased flexibility to the toe region.

An athletic or sports brassiere which includes a one-piece back, strong under-bust support, and breast cups which are made to limit upward bounce during jogging or similar athletic activities, but which have elastic panels supporting the underside of the breast. The one-piece back is T-shaped, with the shoulder straps and side bands part of the one piece back. The garment fastens in the front for ease of use and for comfort.

A composite sports racket frame having a head portion subject to loading is provided with an integral arrangement of resin impregnated braided tow tubes and a layer of tow disposed in wound fashion between part of the braided tows. A method of making a sports racket frame by winding a resin impregnated tow about part of a braided tow tube and placing a second braided tow tube to form an assembly that is internally pressurized and heat cured is disclosed.