Element of a shoe upper

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an element of a shoe upper showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a shoe in FIGS. 1-4, and of the stitch lines and lacing holes in the element of the shoe upper in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D239983 May 1976 Senter
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D296380 June 28, 1988 Diaz et al.
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D361884 September 5, 1995 Lozano
D362111 September 12, 1995 Avar
D362333 September 19, 1995 Teague
D365200 December 19, 1995 Teague
D377560 January 28, 1997 Worthington
D378242 March 4, 1997 Smith
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D383301 September 9, 1997 Teague
Other references
  • Nike Holiday 1997 Footwear Catalog, pp. 14, 33, 35, 55, 145, 204, published Mar. 1997. Nike Late Spring 1997 Footwear Catalog, pp. 188, 189, published Sep. 1996. Nike Holiday 1996 Footwear Catalog, p. 9, published Mar. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D391062
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 17, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 1998
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Tinker Linn Hatfield (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/69,796
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;