Sole

- adidas AG
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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a sole showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures and the area(s) within the dot-dash lines show portions of the sole that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sole, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D879428
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 15, 2018
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 2020
Assignee: adidas AG (Herzogenaurach)
Inventors: Felix Braun (Nuremberg), Florian Josel Fick (Nuremberg), Pradeepan Indrakumar (Portland, OR), Yuehong Tu (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: T Chase Nelson
Application Number: 29/637,342
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/953; D2/947; D2/951