Tread design for footwear

- `totes`, incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a tread design for footwear showing my new tread design, the broken line showing of a slipper being provided for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the tread design for footwear;

FIG. 3 is a side view of one side of the tread design for footwear, the other side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is an end view of the toe end of the tread design for footwear; and

FIG. 5 is an end view of the heel end of the tread design for footwear.

The broken line showing of a slipper in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D316476
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 1990
Date of Patent: Apr 30, 1991
Assignee: `totes`, incorporated (Loveland, OH)
Inventor: Barry Brinker (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Law Firm: Wood, Herron & Evans
Application Number: 7/528,114
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2320