Basketball drink container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the basketball drink container in an "in use" position showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left front perspective view of the basketball drink container of the instant invention;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the basketball drink container of the instant invention;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the basketball drink container of the instant invention;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the basketball drink container of the instant invention the view 90 degrees off the view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view inside the bottom hemisphere thereof, the top hemisphere removed for ease of illustration;and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the top hemisphere thereof, the bottom hemisphere removed for ease of illustration; and,

The broken line showing of the raised word, "logo", in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 and the cup in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D249918 October 17, 1978 Block et al.
D283009 March 18, 1986 Jennette
D283980 May 27, 1986 Haswell
D340076 October 5, 1993 Turner
D349278 August 2, 1994 Rigsby
D355334 February 14, 1995 Minor
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Other references
  • Clip on Cup By Sinald, House Beautiful Jul. 1960, p. 6. Basketball Mug (Bottom Left) Taylor Gifts 1986, p. 92. Sport Memo Holder (Basketball), Shopping w/ Walter Drake Catalog Dec. 1991, p. 37.
Patent History
Patent number: D373930
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 17, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 1996
Assignee: Operational Profit Systems, Inc. (Louisville, KY)
Inventor: Albert H. Gruneisen, III (Louisville, KY)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorney: Middleton & Reutlinger
Application Number: 0/33,601
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7515; D7/3962; D9/307