Basketball

Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawings will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a basketball showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being symmetrical to the top plan view;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof; the left side view being symmetrical to the right side view; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a basketball, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Nishihara; Kiyoaki (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee:	Kabushiki Kaisha Molten (Hiroshima, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/215,846
Filed:	October 26, 2004

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Aug 6, 2004 [JP]			2004-023719

Current U.S. Class:	D21/713
Current International Class:	2102
Field of Search:	;D21/707-714 ;473/569-614

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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D234213	January 1975	Anderson
4867452	September 1989	Finley
D365862	January 1996	Shishido et al.
5820501	October 1998	Soofi
D478641	August 2003	Kuehne
D484934	January 2004	Chang
D493856	August 2004	Nishihara
D498803	November 2004	Nishihara

Other References

Related U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,844, filed Oct. 26, 2004; Inventor: K. Nishihara. . Related U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,847, filed Oct. 26, 2004; Inventor: K. Nishihara. . Related U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,845, filed Oct. 26, 2004; Inventor: K. Nishihara. . Related U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,848, filed Oct. 26, 2004; Inventor: K. Nishihara. . Related U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,851, filed Oct. 26, 2004; Inventor: K. Nishihara. . Related U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,852, filed Oct. 26, 2004; Inventor: K. Nishihara. . Related U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,853, filed Oct. 26, 2004; Inventor: K. Nishihara..

Primary Examiner: Tuttle; Catherine
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, P.C.