Outsole of a shoe

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a shoe outsole showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of one side of the shoe outsole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the other side of the shoe outsole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of a shoe upper in FIGS. 2 and 3 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D321978
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 1990
Date of Patent: Dec 3, 1991
Assignees: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR), Nike International Ltd. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Tinker L. Hatfield (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Law Firm: Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett
Application Number: 7/618,819
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2320