Sole design for footwear

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a footwear sole illustrating my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right shoe elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevational view thereof.

The broken lines showing the boundaries of the shoe sole are for environmental illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D429874
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2000
Inventor: Jerry F. Gumbert (Sigel, PA)
Primary Examiner: Celia Murphy
Law Firm: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP
Application Number: 0/110,144
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2952; D2/951; D2/957
International Classification: 0204;