Portion of a shoe outsole

- Nike, Inc.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the portion of shoe outsole shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-section taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-section taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 5 is a cross-section taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 2.

The broken line showing of the hexagonal element in the central area and the remainder of the shoe is for illustration purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D406691
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 1998
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 1999
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Sean M. McDowell (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Celia Murphy
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/82,789
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2960; D2/951; D2/955; D2/957; D2/959
International Classification: 0204;