Element of a shoe upper

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the element of a shoe upper shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the element of a shoe upper shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the element of a shoe upper shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the element of a shoe upper shown in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of the remainder of the shoe is for illustration purposes only and form 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/071,499
Filed:	May 30, 1997

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Current U.S. Class:	D2/972
Current International Class:	0299
Field of Search:	;D2/896,902,929,935,943,944,946,969,971,972 ;36/83,84,114,45,50.1,102,126,128,129

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D156302	November 1949	Whatmore
D326950	June 1992	Legacki et al.
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D345451	March 1994	Teague
D347519	June 1994	Worthington
D354391	January 1995	Hatfield et al.
D357796	May 1995	Crowley, II
D365439	December 1995	Teague
D377712	February 1997	Avar et al.
D381874	August 1997	Kuerbis
D384196	September 1997	Hatfield
D385400	October 1997	Cooper
746338	December 1903	Keen
4957560	September 1990	Fuerst et al.
5377430	January 1995	Hatfield et al.
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Other References

Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1988, p. 4. Published Dec. 1987. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1991, p. 42. Published Jun. 1990. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1992, pp. 30, 44, and 46. Published May 1991. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1992, p. 22. Published Dec. 1991. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1994, pp. 22, 88, and 144. Published Jun. 1993. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1994, pp. 6 and 10. Published Sep. 1993. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1994, p. 122. Published Nov. 1993. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1995, pp. 23, 40, and 89. Published Jun. 1994. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1995, pp. 9, 20, 21, and 71. Published Sep. 1994. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1995, pp. 31, 99, and 102. Published Nov. 1994. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1995, pp. 5 and 6. Published Mar. 1995. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1996, pp. 35, 46, 89, and 131. Published Jun. 1995. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1996, pp. 20, 30, and 89. Published Aug. 1995. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1996, pp. 6, 25, and 39. Published Mar. 1996. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1997, pp. 11, 23, 26, 33, 41, 93, and 187. Published Jun. 1996. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1997, pp. 34, 55, 126, and 129. Published Sep. 1996. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1997, pp. 3, 25, 29, 30, and 36. Published Dec. 1996. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1997, pp. 32, 36, 49, and 191. Published Mar. 1997. . Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1998, pp. 11, 28, 29, 114, 150, 162, and 170. Published Jun. 1997..

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