Foot conforming member for use in a shoe

- Acushnet Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of a foot conforming member for use in a shoe according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a view from the other side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a view of the invention in a shoe.

The broken line showing of the shoe in FIG. 8 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4726126 February 23, 1988 Bernhard
5113599 May 19, 1992 Cohen et al.
5230249 July 27, 1993 Sasaki et al.
5430961 July 11, 1995 Faulconer et al.
5444926 August 29, 1995 Allen et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
WO 96/28055 September 1996 WOX
Patent History
Patent number: D410967
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 10, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 15, 1999
Assignee: Acushnet Company (Fairhaven, MA)
Inventors: Bernie Allen (Wayland, MA), Alexander W. Choi (Easton, MA), John J. Erickson (Brockton, MA), Wayne H. Mullin (Avon, MA), Doug K. Robinson (Mansfield, MA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G. Andoll
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/76,572
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2961
International Classification: 0204;