Portion of a shoe sole

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of an a portion of a shoe sole showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D414597
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 5, 1999
Assignee: Reebok International, Ltd. (Stoughton, MA)
Inventors: William L. Marvin (Boston, MA), Neal Kimball (Framingham, MA)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 0/92,794
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;