Element of a shoe sole

Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an element of shoe sole showing a first embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 5--5 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a shoe in FIGS. 1-4 and 7-10 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an element of a shoe sole, as shown and described .

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Inventors:	Yun; Ben S. (Beaverton, OR)
Assignee:	Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Appl. No.:	D/062,044
Filed:	November 6, 1996

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Current U.S. Class:	D2/972
Current International Class:	0299
Field of Search:	;D2/896,902,907,972,946,947,976,969,977 ;36/114,116,45,47,48,50.1

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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Other References

Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1989; published Dec. 1988; p. 28. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1996; published Mar. 1996; pp. 37, 45, 151. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1997; published Jun. 1996; pp. 23, 45, 46, 51, 131, 132, 146, 142, 151. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1997; published Sep. 1996; pp. 6, 7, 34, 48, 49, 50, 97, 106, 198, 199, 208..

Primary Examiner: Simone; Dominic
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.