Bottom surface portion of a shoe outsole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken through line 3--3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken through line 4--4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken through line 5--5 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken through line 6--6 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken through line 7--7 of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the bottom surface portion of a shoe outsole taken from a viewpoint diagonal to that of FIG. 1 with a portion of the environment removed.

The broken line showing of the circular element in the heel region and the remainder of the shoe is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D401395
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 24, 1998
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Richard D. Clarke (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Celia Murphy
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/82,790
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2953
International Classification: 0204;