Side element of a shoe

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a side element of a shoe showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of the eyelets, the stitching at the upper edge of the side element of the shoe and remainder of the shoe is for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1997, pp. 29, 35 and 53. published Mar. 1997. Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1997, pp. 25, 28, 30 and 36. Published Dec. 1996. Nike Footwear-Retail Catalog, Late Spring 1997, pp. 34 and 42. Published Sep. 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1997, pp. 34, 37, and 164. Published Jun. 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1996, pp. 35, 132, and 169. Published Jun. 1995. Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1995, p. 40. Published Jun. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D397242
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 4, 1997
Date of Patent: Aug 25, 1998
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Michael Mankowski (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/72,208
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;