Element of a shoe upper

- Nike, Inc.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the other side of the element of a shoe upper shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the element of a shoe upper shown in FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of one side of an element of a shoe upper showing another embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the element of a shoe upper shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the element of a shoe upper shown in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the element of a shoe upper shown in FIG. 5.

The broken line showing of the panel elements within the six cutouts in FIGS. 5-8 and the remainder of the shoe in FIGS. 1-8 is for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D386599
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 10, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 25, 1997
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Peter LaRowe (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/67,572
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;