Speed lace

- Fila U.S.A., Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a speed lace showing our new design; the laces partially broken away for ease of illustration;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 6, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 11, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 16, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 22 is a front elevational view of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a top plan view of FIG. 21;

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 21;

FIG. 25 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 21, the left side being a mirror image.

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Patent History
Patent number: D382392
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 18, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 1997
Assignee: Fila U.S.A., Inc. (Hunt Valley, MD)
Inventors: Kevin J. Crowley (Brentwood, NH), Rui Paracho (Peabody, MA)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 0/53,259
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2978
International Classification: 0204;