Shoe sole

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a shoe sole showing an alternate embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side 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 FIGS. 1-5 is environmental only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • Contour Shoe, Brooks 1986 catalog, p. 3. Motion Control shoe, Reebok Fall 1992 catalog, p. 32. Asics Gel-125 shoe, Road Runner Sports Spring/Summer 1996 catalog, p. 40.
Patent History
Patent number: D407541
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 11, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 6, 1999
Assignee: The Rockport Company, Inc. (Marlboro, MA)
Inventors: Christopher J. Kittle (Cohasset, MA), Christopher J. Pawlus (Northboro, MA)
Primary Examiner: Celia Murphy
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 0/73,573
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2959; D2/954; D2/960
International Classification: 0204;