Footwear heel cushion element

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a first embodiment of a heel cushion element;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the heel cushion element shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of a portion of a shoe heel in FIGS. 1-3 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D424289
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 8, 1999
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: Brown Group, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventor: Howard J. Sorofman (Chesterfield, MO)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G Andoll
Law Firm: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C.
Application Number: 0/100,273
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2968; D2/946; D2/947; D2/961
International Classification: 0204;