Pickleball ball

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the pickleball ball showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines depict portions of the pickleball ball that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pickleball ball, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1107835
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 2024
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 2025
Assignee: Selkirk Sport, LLC (Coeur d'Alene, ID)
Inventor: William Richard Kowalski (Honolulu, HI)
Primary Examiner: Bao-Yen T Nguyen
Assistant Examiner: Emily Anna Saunders
Application Number: 29/908,964
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spherical (D21/713)