Basketball

- Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, side perspective view of a basketball;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the basketball of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the basketball of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a first side view of the basketball of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a second side view of the basketball of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of portion 6 shown in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of portion 7 shown in FIG. 6.

The dashed lines shown in FIGS. 1-2 and 4-5 depict portions of the basketball that form no part of the claimed design. The dash dot dash lines in FIGS. 2 and 6-7 are for the purpose of showing the area of enlargement of the basketball and form no part of the claim.

The word “Wilson” shown in broken lines is a registered trademark of Wilson Sporting Goods Co. and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a basketball, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1003377
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 10, 2019
Date of Patent: Oct 31, 2023
Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Kevin L. Krysiak (Palatine, IL), Rayna L. S. Kearney (Schaumburg, IL)
Primary Examiner: Katherine Glennon
Assistant Examiner: Yuan Yuan
Application Number: 29/709,013
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spherical (D21/713)