Element of a shoe

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of a shoe in the figures is environmental and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Del Biondi; Alberto (Padua, IT)
Assignee:	The Rockport Company, LLC. (Canton, MA)
Appl. No.:	D/179,513
Filed:	April 11, 2003

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Current U.S. Class:	D2/977; D2/972
Current International Class:	0299
Field of Search:	;D2/896,902,907,908,943,944,972-974,977 ;36/45,50.1,77M,77R,83,88,113,114,126-130

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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Other References

M8034, M8027, M8029, M8002, M8008, and M8036 shoes, Rockport For Men, p. 17, date unknown. . W647 and W657 shoes, Rockport Fall 1985 catalog, p. 14. . W8002 and W3122 shoes, Rockport The Walking Shoe Company, Spring 1989 Line Sheet Catalog, p. 9. . M2175, M2462, and M2617 shoes. Rockport Men's and Women's Collections, Spring 1991, p. 23. . W2881, W2802, and W5421 shoes, Rockport Spring 1992 catalog, p. 5 and 27. . M1330, M1310 and M1320 shoes, The Rockport Company Men's Casual Dress Spring 1996 catalog, p. 30. . WWT20 and W2340 shoes, Rockport Fall 1996 catalog, p. 29. . MW200, MW210, M4720, M4750 and 4710 shoes, Rockport Fall 1998 Collection catalog, pgs. Performance 3 and Mens 11. . W1650 U-Turn and W1660 Siren shoes, Rockport Fall 1999 Collection catalog, p. 35. . MM629 shoe, Feat Rockport Adventures in Living Fall Winter 2001, p. 8. . MJ011 Reid shoe, Rockport Men's Collection Spring 02 catalog. p. 16. . WW561 Harstad shoe, Rockport Women's Collection Spring 02 catalog, p. 15. . APM 21201 Makin and APM21221 Milo shoes, Rockport Men's Foowear Collection Spring 2003 catalog, p. 22. . APW20701 Kenmore APW20711 Kendall, and APW20721 Haymarket shoe, Rockport Women's Foowear Collection Spring 2003 catalog, p. 23. . APM2200F South Ridge, APM2203F Black Hill, APM2205F Atlantic Crossing, APM41269 Registar, APM41289 Transcript, and APM41293 Syllabus shoes, Rockport Men's Foowear Collection Fall 2003 catalog, pp. 15 and 40..

Primary Examiner: Simone; Dominic
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.