Inflatable sports ball in the style of a tennis ball

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Description

FIG. 1 is a plan view, the opposite plan view having the same appearance, but rotated 90° from FIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is a front view, the rear view being the same;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view, the left side view being the same;

FIG. 4 is an isolated detailed view, on an enlarged scale, of the surface texture within the rectangle of FIG. 4; and

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view, as taken along line 5—5 of FIG. 4.

Claims

The ornamental design for an inflatable sports ball in the style of a tennis ball, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D8306 May 1875 Gould
D194450 January 1963 Kraines et al.
D197015 December 1963 Karns
D258832 April 7, 1981 Meadows
Foreign Patent Documents
661027 June 1987 CH
215970 April 1987 EP
2280378 February 1995 GB
Other references
  • Winston Athletic Equipment, undated brochure, p. 7: items 92 and 93.
  • Hong Kong Toys Feb. 1992, p. 307: tennis type balls.
  • Hong Kong Toys Feb. 1995, p. 318: balls indicated by arrows.
  • Hong Kong Toys Feb. 1996, p. 307: Nos. AT0469, AT0452 and AT0453.
Patent History
Patent number: D546405
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 12, 2002
Date of Patent: Jul 10, 2007
Inventor: Arthur Miller (Woodbury, NY)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: C Tuttle
Attorney: Myron Amer PC
Application Number: 29/158,877
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spherical (D21/713)