Covering for a container of three tennis balls

- Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a lower side perspective view of a covering for a container of three tennis balls, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof.

The ornamental design that is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The broken lines showing are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a covering for a container of three tennis balls, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D327845 July 14, 1992 Behm et al.
D371511 July 9, 1996 Giarracca
D387662 December 16, 1997 Bright et al.
D424205 May 2, 2000 Williams
Other references
  • Document including digital photographs of a tennis ball container for holding four tennis balls by Roland Garros, Paris. The container includes a covering, which extends over the lid (or top) of the container and does not cover the bottom of the container. The container was obtained in Europe in 2003. Applicants are not aware of the container being sold or marketed in the U.S.
Patent History
Patent number: D555473
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 12, 2004
Date of Patent: Nov 20, 2007
Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Adam Lilly (Chicago, IL), Eric Masi (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Derrick Holland
Attorney: Terence P. O'Brien
Application Number: 29/197,159
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/424; D9/428