Portion of a shoe sole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a shoe sole showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the portion of a shoe sole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the portion of a shoe sole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the portion of a shoe sole shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the portion of a shoe sole shown in FIG. 1.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D395738
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 7, 1998
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Tinker Linn Hatfield (Portland, OR), Mark J. Smith (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/65,759
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2947; D2/972; D2/977
International Classification: 0299;