Element of a shoe sole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an element of shoe sole showing a first embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 5--5 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a shoe in FIGS. 1-4 and 7-10 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D383299
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 6, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 1997
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Ben S. Yun (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/62,044
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;