Hoop portions of a sports racquet
United States Patent D559927
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Inventors:
Mcmillan, Willie H. (Hoover, AL, US)
Severa, William D. (Darien, IL, US)
Loeffler, Donald G. (Gilberts, IL, US)
Application Number:
D/268873
Publication Date:
01/15/2008
Filing Date:
11/14/2006
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Assignee:
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago, IL, US)
Primary Class:
International Classes:
(IPC1-7): 2102
Field of Search:
473/524-557, D21/753, D21/729-732
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Primary Examiner:
Siegel, Mitchell
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
O'brien, Terence P.
Claims:
CLAIM

1. We claim the ornamental design for hoop portions of a sports racquet, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the hoop portions of a sports racquet;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the hoop portions of a sports racquet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a first side view of the hoop portions of a sports racquet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a second side view of the hoop portions of a sports racquet of FIG. 1 opposite the first side view;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the hoop portions of a sports racquet of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the hoop portions of a sports racquet 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 6 are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental elements only and form no part of the claimed design.