Sports ball with free-flowing appendages

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sports ball with free-flowing appendages.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the sports ball with free-flowing appendages while in a flight state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the sports ball without free-flowing appendages; and,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a free-flowing appendage shown in an unattached position, shown separately for ease of illustration.

The subject ornamental design is for a sports ball (see FIG. 1) having a solid body with numerous apertures for threading free-flowing appendages therethrough. The solid body includes pairs of apertures on the surface of the ball body that form a tunnel through to exactly one counterpart aperture.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sports ball with free-flowing appendages, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • ArtCreativity Comet Balls. Date First Available: Jun. 25, 2020. Retrieved from internet: <https://www.amazon.com/ArtCreativity-Colorful-Streamers-Birthday-Assorted/dp/B08BTH3TTT/> [site visited Jun. 1, 2023] (Year: 2020).
Patent History
Patent number: D1011457
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 2021
Date of Patent: Jan 16, 2024
Inventor: David Bath (Snohomish, WA)
Primary Examiner: Katherine Glennon
Assistant Examiner: Yuan Yuan
Application Number: 29/797,402
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