Bladder for a shoe sole
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bladder for a shoe sole showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 8--8 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a bladder for a shoe sole showing an alternate embodiment of my new design;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 16--16 of FIG. 10.
The broken line showing of a shoe in FIGS. 1 and 9 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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- Exhibits A-G, Photographs of Bladders (date unknown).
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 4, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 1994
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Lester Q. Lee (Gaston, OR)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Law Firm: Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett
Application Number: 0/4,392