Portion of a shoe outsole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a shoe outsole showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a profile view taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a profile view taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a profile view taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a profile view taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2.

The broken line showing of a shoe upper and the remaining portion of the sole in FIGS. 1-6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
  • Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1997, pp. 72, 74, 83, 85, 86, 98, 134 and 172. Published Mar. 1997. Nike Footwear-Retail Catalog, Late Spring 1997, pp. 27, and 86. Published Sep. 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1992, p. 12, Published Dec. 1991.
Patent History
Patent number: D392438
Type: Grant
Filed: May 21, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 1998
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Peter P. Backus (Newberg, OR)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/71,055
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2954; D2/956
International Classification: 0204;