Shoe cushioning system

- ASICS Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view showing our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view showing our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 6 is a front view of our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 8 is a left side view of our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view showing a plug element of our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the plug element our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the plug element our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the plug element our new shoe cushioning system, with the right side view being the same;

FIG. 13 is a front view of the plug element our new shoe cushioning system, with the rear view being the same;

FIG. 14 is a top perspective view showing a pad element of our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 15 is a bottom perspective view showing the pad element of our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the pad element our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 17 is a right side view of the pad element our new shoe cushioning system, with the left side view being the same;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of the pad element our new shoe cushioning system;

FIG. 19 is a front view of the pad element our new shoe cushioning system; and,

FIG. 20 is a rear view of the pad element of our new shoe cushioning system.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D416381
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 14, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 16, 1999
Assignee: ASICS Corporation (Kobe)
Inventors: Shinji Senda (Irvine, CA), Yasushi Shimizu (Irvine, CA), Yoshio Yamashita (Irvine, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney: Michael E. Zall
Application Number: 0/97,755
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2961
International Classification: 0204;