Basketball
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Description
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the basketball showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The basketball player forming a part of the claimed design is a registered trademark of the National Basketball Association.
The broken line showing in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the invention.
Claims
The ornamental design for a basketball, as shown and described.
Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
Other references
D234213 | January 1975 | Anderson |
D248986 | August 15, 1978 | Nakata |
3091562 | May 1963 | Berlepsch |
4570931 | February 18, 1986 | Martin |
4991842 | February 12, 1991 | Finley |
- Spaulding Catalog Retail Catalog, p. 78, Basketball # 61-226, 1975.*
- The National Latex Products Company Playballs brochure, Basketball #395-01, 1966.
Patent History
Patent number: D446267
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 6, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 7, 2001
Assignee: Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc. (Chicopee, MA)
Inventors: Brian Feeney (Enfield, CT), Thomas Kennedy (Wilbraham, MA)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Application Number: 29/083,522
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 6, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 7, 2001
Assignee: Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc. (Chicopee, MA)
Inventors: Brian Feeney (Enfield, CT), Thomas Kennedy (Wilbraham, MA)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Application Number: 29/083,522
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