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{{Short description|Device through which air passes from a pump into an inflatable sports ball}}
[[File:Pump needle.jpg|thumb|50px|Ball pump needle]]

A '''ball pump needle''' is a metal device through which air passes from a pump into an inflatable sports ball, such as the balls used in [[Engineering:Ball (association football)|soccer]], volleyball, basketball, [[Engineering:Rugby ball|rugby]], handball or water polo. Using a lubricant facilitates the insertion of the needle. A ball needle is related to a ball pump.

==References==
*[http://www.soccerballworld.com/BallCare.htm Soccerballworld retrieved dec.2017]

[[Category:Sports equipment]]
[[Category:Valves]]



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