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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, right-side, top perspective view of a first embodiment of our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the design shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the design shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a right-side view of the design shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left-side view of the design shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the design shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the design shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 7 with shoe upper removed.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 7 with shoe upper removed.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 7 with shoe upper removed.

FIG. 11 is a front, right-side, bottom perspective view of the design shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear, right-side, bottom perspective view of the design shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines in FIG. 7 depicting the lines from which cross-sectional views are taken form no part of the claimed design. The remainder of the broken lines illustrate features that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1123331
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 17, 2023
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 2026
Assignee: Blakely Ventures, LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Sara Blakely (Atlanta, GA), Sylma Colon-Otten (Atlanta, GA), Mariela Schwarz Montiel (Paris)
Primary Examiner: T Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Caitlin Mackenzie Williams
Application Number: 29/914,388
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/950; D2/951; D2/953