Element of a shoe upper

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a frontal perspective view of the element of a shoe upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the element of a shoe upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the element of a shoe upper of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken generally along the line 5--5 of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of the remainder of the shoe is for illustration purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Avar; Eric P. (Aloha, OR)
Assignee:	Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Appl. No.:	D/055,532
Filed:	June 6, 1996

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Current U.S. Class:	D2/972
Current International Class:	0299
Field of Search:	;D2/896,902,907,946,947,970,972-974 ;36/83,84,45,50.114,34R,53

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D296146	June 1988	McCrea
D299082	December 1988	McCrea
D299184	January 1989	McCrea
D325811	May 1992	Backus et al.
D330626	November 1992	McDonald et al.
D342604	December 1993	Avar
D343724	February 1994	Smith
D345246	March 1994	Greene
D352389	November 1994	Close et al.
D356435	March 1995	Vignola et al.
D370992	June 1996	Preskar et al.
D374340	October 1996	Avar
5628128	May 1997	Miller et al.

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