Basketball

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of the basketball embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is the side view opposite to FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the area indicated by line 6 in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6.

The ornamental design that is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The broken (dashed) lines shown in FIGS. 1 through 7 are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the basketball that 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: D685868
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 2, 2011
Date of Patent: Jul 9, 2013
Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Kevin L. Krysiak (Chicago, IL), William R. Woessner (Chicago, IL), Bradley L. Gaff (Woodridge, IL), Robert T. Thurman (Plainfield, IL)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Application Number: 29/400,899
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Projectile (D21/707)