Portion of a shoe sole

- Reebok International Ltd.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a shoe sole showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof; and

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is another side view thereof.

The area within the solid and dash-dot lines forms the claimed design. The area within the broken lines is environmental and forms no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a portion of a shoe sole, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D648517
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 17, 2010
Date of Patent: Nov 15, 2011
Assignee: Reebok International Ltd. (Canton, MA)
Inventors: Ricardo Vestuti (Providence, RI), Kevin Leary (Dedham, MA), Mike Andrews (East Falmouth, MA), William McInnis (Westwood, MA)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Attorney: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 29/364,048
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/955; D2/951; D2/953