Star shaped tread member for footwear

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a star shaped tread member for footwear applied to an unclaimed shoe sole;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of a star shaped tread member for footwear showing our new design at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the right side, left side and rear elevational views being Identical; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom, front, side perspective view thereof.

The portions of the article in broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The tread member shown in FIGS. 1 & 2 should include the shading shown in FIG. 4, but has been eliminated for ease of illustration.

Claims

The ornamental design for star shaped tread member for footwear, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D551436
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 30, 2004
Date of Patent: Sep 25, 2007
Assignee: Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. (Red Wing, MN)
Inventors: Jamie Joe Zimmer (Hudson, WI), Stephen M. Pasternak (Englewood, FL)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Dana Sipos
Attorney: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 29/210,433
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/957; D2/959