Bladder for a shoe sole

- Nike, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a baldder for a shoe sole showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the front of the bladder shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the rear of the bladder shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the right side of the bladder shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the left side of the bladder shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the bladder of FIG. 1, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of one preferred embodiment of the bladder shown in FIGS. 1-6.

The designations of top, bottom, right side, left side, front and rear are used for convention, and do not limit the intended use of the claimed design. The broken line depiction forming a separation between the two portions of the bladder in FIGS. 1 and 4-6 corresponds to disclaimed spacing of indeterminate length between the two claimed portions.

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Patent History
Patent number: D431896
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 24, 2000
Date of Patent: Oct 17, 2000
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Peter J. Belfanti (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G Andoll
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/119,114
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2961
International Classification: 0204;