Shoe midsole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of one side of a shoe midsole showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a cross-section taken generally along the line 2--2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-section taken generally along the line 3--3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the other side of the shoe midsole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-section taken generally along the line 5--5 of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the shoe midsole shown in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of a shoe upper and outsole in FIGS. 1, 4 and 6 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The cross-section of FIG. 5 illustrates only the midsole in the cross-sectional plane 5--5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D261446 October 27, 1981 Schmohl
D265437 July 20, 1982 Vermonet
D291146 August 4, 1987 Selbiger
D294656 March 15, 1988 Liggett et al.
D301385 June 6, 1989 Weiner
D304259 October 31, 1989 Nakano
D304520 November 14, 1989 Clark
D310442 September 11, 1990 Hatfield
D311447 October 23, 1990 Hatfield
D312918 December 18, 1990 Aveni
D315442 March 19, 1991 Kilgore et al.
D316324 April 23, 1991 Rogers
D317828 July 2, 1991 Rogers
4624061 November 25, 1986 Wezel et al.
Other references
  • Nike Footwear catalogue, Fall 1986 (published Jan. 1986), pp. 6 and 8. Nike Footwear catalogue, Fall 1988 (published Jan. 1988), pp. 4, 8 and 10. Nike Footwear catalogue, Spring 1989 (published Jun. 1988), pp. 8, 10, 12 and 14. Nike Footwear catalogue, Fall 1989 (published Jan. 1989), pp. 4, 6, 8, 22, 24, 40, 56 and 134. Nike Footwear catalogue, Spring 1990 (published Jun. 1989), pp. 4, 6, 8, 10, 56, 58, 62 and 152.
Patent History
Patent number: D324762
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 7, 1990
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 1992
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: 7/624,661
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2318