Midsole of a shoe

- Nike Inc.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the other side of the shoe midsole as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the shoe midsole as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the shoe midsole as shown in FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken through line 6--6 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross section taken through line 7--7 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a cross section taken through line 8--8 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a cross section taken through line 9--9 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a cross section taken through line 10--10 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 11 is a cross section taken through line 11--11 of FIG. 2.

The broken lines showing the shoe upper and sole in FIGS. 1-4 are for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

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  • Nike Catalogs; Fall 1992, published Dec. 1991, pp. 104, 88, 26. Spring 1992 Nike Catalog published May 1991, pp. 76, 54, 46, 32; Spring 1991 Nike Catalog published Jun. 1990, pp. 10, 70, 58, 38, 32. Spring 1990 Nike Catalog published Jun. 1989, pp. 74, 58, 42, 28. Fall 1989 Nike Catalog published Dec. 1988, pp. 62, 34, 28. Fall 1988 Nike Catalog published Dec. 1987, pp. 26, 10, 4. Spring 1993 Nike Catalog, published Jun. 1992, pp. 102, 80. Fall 1990 Nike Catalog, published Dec. 1989, pp. 44, 32, 26. Spring 1989 Nike Catalog, published Jun. 1988, p. 50.
Patent History
Patent number: D347318
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 1992
Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
Assignee: Nike Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Eric P. Avar (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Law Firm: Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett
Application Number: 0/2,408
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2977; D/2947