Rugby football

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a rugby football showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, rotated about 90.degree., about a longitudinal centerline with respect to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, rotated about 135.degree.;

FIG. 5 is an end perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an end perspective view thereof, rotated 45.degree.;

FIG. 7 is a side view thereof, rotated about 30.degree.;

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof, rotated about 120.degree.; and

FIG. 9 is a side view thereof, rotated about 45.degree.;

FIG. 10 is a bottom end perspective view of a second alternate embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a side view thereof, rotated about 45.degree.;

FIG. 12 is an end view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a side view thereof, rotated about 90.degree..

The stripple shading on the football depicts color.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
547281 October 1895 Nisbet
1531931 March 1925 Hart
2364247 December 1944 Shearer
3948518 April 6, 1976 Tebbetts, Jr.
Other references
  • Hong Kong Toys, vol. 1, 1992, p. 69, "assorted footballs" top left corner. Hong Kong Toys, vol. 2, 1992, p. 145, "2-colored football".
Patent History
Patent number: D355685
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 9, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 21, 1995
Assignee: James Gilbert (Rugby Footballs) Ltd. (Rugby)
Inventor: David Ross (Rugby)
Primary Examiner: Melvin B. Feifer
Assistant Examiner: Cheri Cohen
Attorney: Richard C. Litman
Application Number: 0/10,537
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/204