Soccer tee

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a soccer tee showing our new design, shown with twelve circumferential apertures;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof with the upper portion folded inside;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view thereof with the upper portion shown folded inside;

FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side view thereof with the upper portion folded inside;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof with the upper portion folded inside;

FIG. 9 is a side perspective view of FIG. 1 shown in a environmental setting;

FIG. 10 is another side perspective view of FIG. 1 in a environmental setting;

FIG. 11 is a side perspective view of FIG. 2 shown in a environmental setting;

FIG. 12 is another side perspective view of FIG. 2 shown in a environmental setting;

FIG. 13 is a top perspective view of the second embodiment of the soccer tee, shown with nine circumferential apertures, the other side of the view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top perspective view thereof with the upper portion shown folded inside, the other side of the view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of FIG. 14.

The broken lines showing a leg and a foot, a ball, grass and spikes in FIGS. 9-12 depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design. All other broken lines depict portions of the soccer tee that form no part of the claimed design. The bottom view of the second embodiment of the article is not shown in the drawings or described in the specification. It is understood that the appearance of any part of the article not shown in the drawings or described in the specification forms no part of the claimed design. As such, the determination of patentability is based on the design for the article shown and described.

Claims

The ornamental design for a soccer tee, as shown and described.

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Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D966446
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 9, 2020
Date of Patent: Oct 11, 2022
Inventors: James Michael Westrom (Colleyville, TX), James Donn Hethcock, Jr. (Colleyville, TX), Jacob Hethcock (Colleyville, TX)
Primary Examiner: Katherine Glennon
Assistant Examiner: Yuan Yuan
Application Number: 29/754,303
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tee (D21/717)