Ball-shaped container

- Keebler Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball-shaped container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, the left side, right side, and rear views being identical and shown at a reduced scale;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a basketball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a golf ball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a base ball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a soccer ball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines; and,

FIG. 10 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a volleyball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 6-10 is for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ball-shaped container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D460693
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 13, 2001
Date of Patent: Jul 23, 2002
Assignee: Keebler Company (Elmhurst, IL)
Inventor: Bruce Douglas Flowers (Elmhurst, IL)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Carol Rademaker
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/138,487
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/521
International Classification: 0901;