Shoe sole

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a shoe sole showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of a shoe upper in the Figures is environmental only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • The Contour shoe, The Brooks 1986 catalog, p. 3. The Allegro shoe, The Brooks Fall/Winter 1993 catalog. The Motion Control shoe, The Reebok Fall 1992 catalog, p. 32. The Brooks Beast '94 shoe, The Road Runner Sports Holiday 1995 catalog, p. 59. The Adidas Equipment Light shoe the Asics Gel-Lyte 125 shoe, The Road Runner Sports Spring/Summer 1996 catalog, pp. 41 and 61. The Brooks Beast '97 shoe, The Road Runner Sports Holiday 1996 catalog, p. 57. The Brooks Radius shoe, The Road Runner Sports Feb./Mar. 1997 catalog, p. 47. The New Balance 851 shoe, The Road Runner Sports Jun./Jul. 1997 catalog, p. 65. The Puma Trinomic Control II shoe, The Road Runner Aug./Sep. 1997 catalog, p. 31.
Patent History
Patent number: D404899
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 9, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 2, 1999
Assignee: The Rockport Company, Inc. (Marlboro, MA)
Inventor: Peter von Conta (Newton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Celia Murphy
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 0/81,861
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2957; D2/954; D2/959
International Classification: 0204;