Footwear midsole

- Adidas AG
Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a footwear midsole showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view of an alternate embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of FIG. 7, the toe flap shown unsecured;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1; the side elevational views shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the front elevational view shown in FIG. 9, and the rear elevational view being substantially similar to FIG. 12 except for the aperture.

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

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D326557 June 2, 1992 Gardner
1202732 October 1916 Keogh
4535553 August 20, 1985 Derderian et al.
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7014152 December 1971 FRX
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Other references
  • adidas America, advertising brochure, Recoil-X Series Released in Confidence to Third Parties on Jul. 24, 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D376471
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 25, 1994
Date of Patent: Dec 17, 1996
Assignee: Adidas AG (Portland, OR)
Inventors: Xavier Kalin (Lake Oswego, OR), Wolfgang Scholz (Lonnerstadt), Simon Luthi (Lake Oswego, OR), Neal E. Wydra (Glen Ellyn, IL)
Primary Examiner: Celia Murphy
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston, LLP
Application Number: 0/26,309
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2960; D2/947; D2/959