Tennis ball container

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tennis ball container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof, the three repeating sides of the tennis ball container being the same in appearance;

FIG. 3 is another side elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in FIG. 1 showing tennis balls are for illustrative purpose only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D406758
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 23, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 1999
Inventors: Stephen A. Bright (Vandalia, OH), Linton H. Erdmann (Dayton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Law Firm: Jacox, Meckstroth & Jenkins
Application Number: 0/76,872
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9428; D9/414; D9/503; D9/520
International Classification: 0903;