Volleyball

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a volleyball showing the new design.

FIG. 2 is a rear 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; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a volleyball, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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379915 August 1888 Story
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Foreign Patent Documents
DES. 2098234 January 2001 GB
Other references
  • Sportime® Fall 2003 SuperSoftouch® Global Ball® shown on upper right portion of p. 283.
  • GLS Greg Larson Sports 2002 Full Line Catalog, Global ball pictured in center of p. 315.
  • Oriental Trading® Company, Inc. Spring 2005: p. 60—catalog item at right in second row.
  • Ball shown on webpage: http://web.archive.org/web/20060505154431/http://cires.colorada.edu/˜braup/gmt—gallery/soccerworld—test.png Display date: May 5, 2006.
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Patent History
Patent number: D616511
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 10, 2009
Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
Inventor: Xuejun Wen (Shanxi Province)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Attorney: J.C. Patents
Application Number: 29/346,998
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Simulative (D21/714)