Ball-shaped container

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball-shaped container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, the left side, right side, and rear views being identical and shown at a reduced scale;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a basketball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a golf ball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a base ball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a soccer ball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines; and,

FIG. 10 is a front view of the ball-shaped container of FIG. 1, shown at a reduced scale and with a volleyball-simulating surface/cover shown in broken lines.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 6-10 is for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ball-shaped container, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Flowers; Bruce Douglas (Elmhurst, IL)
Assignee:	Keebler Company (Elmhurst, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/138,487
Filed:	March 13, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/519
Current International Class:	0901
Field of Search:	;D7/628,590,591,612 ;D9/500,307,503,504,505,516,521,529,519,544,545,574 ;D21/314-315,318-319 ;D26/2 ;215/381-384,396,398 ;220/671-672,6

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Primary Examiner: Shooman; Ted
Assistant Examiner: Rademaker; Carol
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.