Element of a shoe

- Nike, Inc.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D291020 July 28, 1987 Gamm
D295230 April 19, 1988 Tong
D298284 November 1, 1988 Selbiger
D304387 November 7, 1989 Brown
D320107 September 24, 1991 Legassie et al.
D333721 March 9, 1993 Hatfield
D343277 January 18, 1994 Richard et al.
D343500 January 25, 1994 Morris
D345246 March 22, 1994 Greene
D347109 May 24, 1994 Avar
D347519 June 7, 1994 Worthington
D347938 June 21, 1994 Smith
D367554 March 5, 1996 James
D370117 May 28, 1996 Worthington
Other references
  • Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1996, p. 136, published Aug. 1995. Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1995, p. 31, published Nov. 1994. Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1994, p. 22, published Mar. 1994. Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1994, p. 34, published Nov. 1993. Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1992, p. 128, published May 1991.
Patent History
Patent number: D385097
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 6, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 1997
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Wilson W. Smith (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/55,486
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;