Cup shaped shoe sole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan of a cup shaped shoe sole showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of one side of the cup shaped shoe sole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the other side of the cup shaped shoe sole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the cup shaped shoe sole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the cup shaped shoe sole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken along line 6--6 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a cross section taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a cross section taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a cross section taken along line 9--9 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a cross section taken along line 10--10 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view taken along line 11--11 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view taken along line 12--12 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 13 is a cross section taken along line 13--13 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view taken along line 14--14 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a cross section taken along line 15--15 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a cross sectonal view taken along line 16--16 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 17 is a cross sectional view taken along line 17--17 in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of a shoe upper in FIGS. 2-5 is for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D346481
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 1992
Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: William J. Worthington (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Law Firm: Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett
Application Number: 0/2,126
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2954