Portion of a shoe upper

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a shoe upper showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of one side of the portion of a shoe upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the other side of the portion of a shoe upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the portion of a shoe upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the portion of a shoe upper of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the portion of a shoe upper of FIG. 1.

The uneven broken line showing in the toe area and the uneven broken line showing of the lace loops, the stripe in the center of the tongue and the remaining portions of the shoe are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D406450
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 1998
Date of Patent: Mar 9, 1999
Assignee: Nike Ltd. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield (Portland, OR), Tobie D. Hatfield (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/93,680
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;