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Basketball

Granted 7 Aug 2001 · no office action yet

Assignee: Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.

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Inventors: Brian Feeney, Thomas Kennedy · Examiner: Dominic Simone · AU 2912 · TC 2900

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filed 6 Feb 1998
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US D446267
granted 7 Aug 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

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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USPC · US Patent Classification
D21/713

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