Basketball

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a basketball of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the basketball of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is the opposing side view of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the basketball of FIG. 1.

The ornamental design that is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The broken (dashed) lines shown in FIGS. 1 through 4 are included only for the purpose of illustrating environmental elements, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a basketball, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Kuehne; Michael K. (Naperville, IL), Krysiak; Kevin L. (Chicago, IL)
Assignee:	Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/225,657
Filed:	March 18, 2005

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29206334	May 28, 2004

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Current U.S. Class:	D21/713
Current International Class:	2102
Field of Search:	;D21/707-714 ;473/569-614,134,143,148,149,152,154,155,157,159,167

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Primary Examiner: Tuttle; Catherine
Attorney, Agent or Firm: O'Brien; Terence P.