Shoe upper

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a shoe upper showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D398753
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 1998
Assignee: The Rockport Company, Inc. (Marlboro, MA)
Inventors: Peter von Conta (Putnam, CT), Gary P. Duclos (Newbury Port, MA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G. Andoll
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 0/82,992
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2969
International Classification: 0204;