Portion of a bladder for a shoe sole

- Nike, Inc.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the portion of a bladder for a shoe sole of FIG. 1, with the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof viewed from the front of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof viewed from the side opposite that of FIG. 3; .

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof viewed from the right side of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof viewed from the left side of FIG. 2.

The interior of the bladder that is not visible through the transparent walls in FIG. 1-6 forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D396342
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 9, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 28, 1998
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Thomas Foxen (Portland, OR), Craig E. Santos (Portland, OR), Edward N. Thomas (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/81,793
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2961
International Classification: 0204;