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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony J Bender, York, PA (US);
Kai H Mui, Baltimore, MD (US);
Emery A Pajer, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Assignee:
FILA U.S.A., Inc., Sparks, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2063159 ; 2063152 ; 206485 ; 206730 ; 206780 ; 211 14 ;
Abstract
A ball package that includes a bottom member and a top member connected together by a plurality of columnar members is described. The top and bottom members each have a substantially planar base for resting on a surface, front and rear panels, side panels and inner panels. The front, rear and inner panels form a cavity or cavities for receiving one or more balls therein. The package firmly grips the ball or balls, and permits a consumer to view and to touch the surface without removing the ball from the package.