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Flexible ball bag

Granted 13 Feb 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Dr Imports, Ltd. · originally Tiger Imports Group, LLC

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Inventors: Douglas Rugg · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
100585
filed 10 Feb 1999
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US D437482
granted 13 Feb 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 flexible ball bag showing a carrying handle oriented substantially perpendicular to a zipper and having two open mesh fabric pockets positioned on an exterior surface of the flexible ball bag;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the flexible ball of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the flexible ball bag showing a carrying handle oriented substantially perpendicular to a zipper and having at least one open mesh fabric pocket positioned on an exterior surface of the flexible ball bag; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the flexible ball of FIG. 3.

The broken lines showing the shape of an article is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed designed. The characteristic feature of this design resides in the appearance of a carrying handle oriented substantially perpendicular to a zipper and the design may include at least one open mesh pocket positioned on an exterior surface of the flexible ball bag giving an appearance of fullness and bulk to the flexible ball bag.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D03/257

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