Lace for footwear

Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view, partially broken away, the top plan view being the same, of a first embodiment of a lace for footwear showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view, partially broken away, thereof, the rear elevational view being the same;

FIG. 3 is a left-side elevational view thereof, the right-side elevational view being the same;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view, partially broken away, of a second embodiment of a lace for footwear showing my new design, the bottom plan view being the same as that of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view, partially broken away, of the embodiment of FIG. 4, the rear elevational view being the same; and,

FIG. 6 is a left-side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 4, the right-side elevational view being the same.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D39583 September 1908 Riker
D130512 November 1941 Anderson, Jr.
1691451 November 1928 Uellendahl
2639481 May 1953 Lester
2646630 July 1953 Miller
3947928 April 6, 1976 Maldonado
4958459 September 25, 1990 Davidson
5240418 August 31, 1993 Silverman et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
242815 November 1925 GBX
Other references
  • Section 1, Footwear News, Monday, Oct. 25, 1982.
Patent History
Patent number: D346895
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 18, 1992
Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
Assignee: Pro Laces, Inc. (Marlton, NJ)
Inventor: Anthony M. Martin (Marlton, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Law Firm: Panitch Schwarze Jacobs & Nadel
Application Number: 7/837,440
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2978