Element of a shoe upper

- Nike, Inc.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a frontal perspective view of the element of a shoe upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the element of a shoe upper of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the element of a shoe upper of FIG. 1.

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

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  • Nike Footwear Catalog; Late Spring 1997: pp. 35,54,142, Jan. 1997. Nike Footwear Catalog; Spring 1997; p. 23, Jan. 1997. Nike Footwear Catalog; Holiday 1996; pp. 28, 31, and 3939, Jan. 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog; Late Spring 1996; p. 40 Jan. 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog; Spring 1994; p. 22, Jan. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D385403
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 28, 1997
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Tate E. Kuerbis (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/65,256
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;