Bottom surface of a shoe outsole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a frontal perspective view of a bottom surface of a shoe outsole showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the bottom surface of a shoe outsole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional profile view taken generally along line 3--3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional profile view taken generally along line 4--4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional profile view taken generally along line 5--5 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional profile view taken generally along line 6--6 of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional profile view taken generally along line 7--7 of FIG. 1.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D387698
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 11, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield (Portland, OR), Mark J. Smith (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/66,355
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2947; D2/957
International Classification: 0299;