Training basketball

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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper right front perspective view showing my new design embodied in a training basketball for a right handed person;

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a top view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is an upper left front perspective view showing my new design embodied in a training basketball for a left handed person;

FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a left side view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a right side view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a top view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a cross sectional view taken along line 15—15 of FIG. 5; the indent section shown being representative of the lengthwise cross section of all of the indentations, except for the specific variations in their proportional lengths in the preceding figures; and,

FIG. 16 is a cross sectional view taken along line 16—16 of FIG. 12, the indent section shown being representative of the widthwise cross section of all of the indentations, except for the specific variations in their proportional widths as shown in the preceding figures.

The broken lines showing the human hands in FIGS. 1 and 8 are included for the purpose of illustrating the environment of the design and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D551726
Type: Grant
Filed: May 13, 2005
Date of Patent: Sep 25, 2007
Inventor: Ricky Charles Pierce (Sugarland, TX)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Attorney: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Application Number: 29/229,929
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