Bladder element for a shoe sole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view of a bladder element for a shoe sole showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 4--4 of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of a shoe in FIGS. 1-3 and a partial shoe in FIG. 4 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D366756
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 8, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 1996
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: David M. Forland (Battle Ground, WA), Tinker L. Hatfield (Portland, OR), Steven C. McDonald (Portland, OR), Joel L. Passke (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Banner & Allegretti, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/16,172
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2977