Sports ball

- Molten Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the sports ball showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view taken obliquely from above.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sports ball, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
000730205-0005 April 2008 EM
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2101983 June 2008 GB
Other references
  • Eurosport Winter 2003/2004 Catalog, p. E-100: “Puma” match balls in bottom row. Reference found on webpage: http:catalogs.google.com/catalogs?id=7W-YumIMWPwC&pg=PT147&vq=fifa&dq=fifa&lcat=0—Dec. 17, 2008.
  • http://www.mikasasports.com/store/product/843/, admitted prior art.
Patent History
Patent number: D590460
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 12, 2008
Date of Patent: Apr 14, 2009
Assignee: Molten Corporation (Hiroshima)
Inventors: Tsuneo Hirata (Hiroshima), Ryo Kurahashi (Hiroshima), Ryo Inabayashi (Hiroshima)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Attorney: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C.
Application Number: 29/324,497
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spherical (D21/713)