Pickleball ball

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a pickleball ball having a pattern of 40 holes, each hole being 6 mm in diameter, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is back view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an isometric view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a second embodiment of a pickleball ball having a pattern of 40 holes thereof, each hole being 7 mm in diameter;

FIG. 9 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 14 is an isometric view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view of a third embodiment of a pickleball ball having a pattern of 40 holes thereof, each hole being 8 mm in diameter;

FIG. 16 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is an isometric view thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1120160
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 2025
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 2026
Assignee: HUMMINGBIRD SPORT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Vancouver)
Inventors: Howard Haugom (Victoria), Fang Xie (Vancouver), Jordan Willem Mikkers (Victoria), Eric Matt Little (Vancouver)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Assistant Examiner: Julice Seung Eun Oum
Application Number: 29/991,868
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spherical (D21/713)