Element of a shoe upper

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a lateral side elevational view of an element of a shoe upper showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 5 is a lateral side elevational view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 5.

The broken line showing of the outline of the shoe upper and sole is for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D374552
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 25, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 15, 1996
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Eric P. Avar (Aloha, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Allegretti, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/45,655
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972