Tread for footwear

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a tread for footwear showing one embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of a tread for footwear showing another embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view thereof.

In FIGS. 2, 3, 5 and 6, the treads are continuous over the area indicated by dot-dash line for ease of illustration.

The broken line showing of an article of footwear is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D342375
Type: Grant
Filed: May 24, 1991
Date of Patent: Dec 21, 1993
Assignee: Kentucky Derby Hosiery Company, Inc. (Hopkinsville, KY)
Inventor: William H. Nichol, Jr. (Hopkinsville, KY)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Law Firm: Shefte, Pinckney & Sawyer
Application Number: 7/706,116
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2959