Basketball

- Kabushiki Kaisha Molten

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a basketball showing my new design, the rear view, top view and bottom view thereof being identical; and,

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being identical.

Claims

The ornamental design for a basketball, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
175172 March 1876 Ryan
D27441 July 1897 Dunn
676506 June 1901 Knight et al.
2011760 August 1935 Milton
4867452 September 19, 1989 Finley
D355685 February 21, 1995 Ross
D365862 January 2, 1996 Shishido et al.
5820501 October 13, 1998 Soofi
D452977 January 15, 2002 Frisina et al.
D462732 September 10, 2002 Morrison et al.
D478641 August 19, 2003 Kuehne
6638189 October 28, 2003 Chang
Other references
  • GLS Greg Larson Sports 2002 Full Line Catalog, p. 11: basketball indicated by arrow.*
  • Copending related application (Ser. No. 29/189,706) filed Sep. 8, 2003, in the name of Kiyoaki Nishihara entitled Basketball, and claiming the priority of Japanese Design Appln. No. 2003-10325 filed on Mar. 10, 2003.
Patent History
Patent number: D493856
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 2003
Date of Patent: Aug 3, 2004
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Molten (Hiroshima)
Inventor: Kiyoaki Nishihara (Hiroshima)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, P.C.
Application Number: 29/189,705
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spherical (D21/713)
International Classification: 2102;