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
D234213 January 1975 Anderson
D248986 August 15, 1978 Nakata
3091562 May 1963 Berlepsch
4570931 February 18, 1986 Martin
4991842 February 12, 1991 Finley
Other references
  • 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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spherical (D21/713)
International Classification: 2102;