Cup shaped shoe sole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the other side of the cup shaped shoe sole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the cup shaped shoe sole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the cup shaped shoe sole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the cup shaped shoe sole of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view along the line 6--6 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view along the line 7--7 in FIG. 5; and

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view along the line 8--8 in FIG. 5.

The broken line showing of a shoe upper in FIGS. 1-4 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D330972
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 24, 1991
Date of Patent: Nov 17, 1992
Assignees: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR), Nike International (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield (Portland, OR), Eric Avar (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Louis Zarfas
Law Firm: Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett
Application Number: 7/764,482
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2320