Basketball

- Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a basketball of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the basketball of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an opposing side view of the basketball of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the basketball of FIG. 1.

The ornamental design that is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The broken (dashed) lines shown in FIGS. 1 through 4 are included only for the purpose of illustrating environmental elements, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a basketball, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D569927
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 2004
Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Michael K. Kuehne (Naperville, IL), Kevin L. Krysiak (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Attorney: Terence P. O'Brien
Application Number: 29/206,334
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spherical (D21/713)