Title:
Outsole for an athletic shoe
United States Patent D376683
US Patent References:
Cleated sole for athletic shoe
Tonkel - January, 1987 - D287662

Shoe sole
Longbottom et al. - March, 1996 - D368156

Shoe sole
Erickson - March, 1966 - D368157

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Eves - March, 1911 - 0987054

Corrugated sole and heel tread for shoes
Hack - February, 1953 - 2627676


Inventors:
Gaudio, Paul A. (Lake Oswego, OR)
Malkewitz, Keven C. (Portland, OR)
Application Number:
D/043367
Publication Date:
12/24/1996
Filing Date:
08/25/1995
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Assignee:
Adidas AG (DE)
Primary Class:
Other Classes:
D02/962
Field of Search:
D2/897, D2/902, D2/906, D2/908, D2/946-960, D2/962, D2/964, 36/101, 36/103, 36/104, 36/106, 36/113-115, 36/124, 36/126, 36/127-130, 36/134, 36/136, 36/3B, 36/12-15, 36/22R, 36/25R, 36/32R
US Patent References:
3195246Spike for shoesJuly, 1965UedaD2/962
3346971Shoe attached weaponOctober, 1967Kiwala36/136
3793750ATHLETIC SHOE FOR ARTIFICIAL TURFFebruary, 1974Bowerman
4085527Athletic shoeApril, 1978Riggs36/114
4194310Athletic shoe for artificial turf with molded cleats on the sides thereofMarch, 1980Bowerman
4524531Golf shoesJune, 1985VanDeripe36/127
4644672Outer sole for an athletic shoe having cleats with exchangeable gripping elementsFebruary, 1987Dassler et al.
4723366Traction cleat with reinforced radial supportFebruary, 1988Hagger36/134
5201126Cleated sole for an athletic shoeApril, 1993Tanel
5224279Athletic shoe sole design and constructionJuly, 1993Agnew
5351421Sports shoe soleOctober, 1994Miers
Other References:
Nike catalog, "Eastbay . . . Gentlemen This Is Football" (16pp), published 1994 or earlier.
Nike catalog excerpt, "Fall 1991 Nike Footwear," pp. 116-121.
Reebok catalog excerpt, "Reebok Football," pp. 6-9, published 1994 or earlier.
Adidas catalog excerpt, "Running/Track and Field 1993/94 Team Program," pp. 1-2.
Primary Examiner:
Murphy, Celia
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Marger, Johnson, McCollom & Stolowitz, P.C.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for an outsole for an athletic shoe, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view of an outsole for an athletic shoe showing our new design, the broken lines showing a shoe upper or a portion thereof in FIGS. 1 through 4 and 7, being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of an alternate embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevaitonal view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 7.