Ball-shaped bottle with secondary cavity

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball-shaped bottle with a secondary cavity.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the ball-shaped bottle with a secondary cavity.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the ball-shaped bottle with a secondary cavity.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the ball-shaped bottle with a secondary cavity; and,

FIG. 5 is a cross-section view of the lower portion of the ball-shaped bottle with secondary cavity.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ball-shaped bottle with a secondary cavity, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D648217
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 19, 2010
Date of Patent: Nov 8, 2011
Assignee: Emergent Technologies, L.L.C. (Chanhassen, MN)
Inventors: Lonnie Joseph Fahey (Belle Plaine, MN), William Paul Weber (Chanhassen, MN), Martin T. Geithmann (Maumee, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Dana L Sipos
Attorney: Pauly, DeVries, Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.
Application Number: 29/379,453
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/500; D9/519; D9/520; D9/745