Portion of a shoe upper

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a portion of a shoe upper showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the portion of the shoe upper shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the portion of the shoe upper shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the portion of the shoe upper shown in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of the remainder of the shoe and the lacing elements is for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1995, p. 58, published Sep. 1994. Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1995, pp. 63 & 104, published Jun. 1994. Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1995, pp. 9, 32 & 112, published Nov. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D376901
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 1996
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Eric P. Avar (Aloha, OR), Aaron A. C. Cooper (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/50,465
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972; D2/912