Basketball
Feeney , et al. August 7, 2
U.S. patent number D446,267 [Application Number D/083,522] was granted by the patent office on 2001-08-07 for basketball. This patent grant is currently assigned to Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.. Invention is credited to Brian Feeney, Thomas Kennedy.
| United States Patent | D446,267 |
| Feeney , et al. | August 7, 2001 |
Basketball
Claims
The ornamental design for a basketball, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Feeney; Brian (Enfield, CT), Kennedy; Thomas (Wilbraham, MA) |
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| Assignee: | Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.
(Chicopee, MA) |
| Appl. No.: | D/083,522 |
| Filed: | February 6, 1998 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D21/713 |
| Current International Class: | 2102 |
| Field of Search: | ;D21/713 ;473/596,604,FOR 100/ ;40/327 |
References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
| D234213 | January 1975 | Anderson |
| D248986 | August 1978 | Nakata |
| 3091562 | May 1963 | Berlepsch |
| 4570931 | February 1986 | Martin |
| 4991842 | February 1991 | Finley |
Other References
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Spaulding Catalog Retail Catalog, p. 78, Basketball # 61-226, 1975.* . The National Latex Products Company Playballs brochure, Basketball #395-01, 1966.. |
Primary Examiner: Simone; Dominic
Description
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the basketball showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The basketball player forming a part of the claimed design is a registered trademark of the National Basketball Association.
The broken line showing in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the invention.
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