Title:
Surface portion of a shoe outsole
United States Patent D398744
US Patent References:
Sports shoe
Inohara - May, 1979 - D251817

Shoe sole
Mitsui - February, 1992 - D324133

Front shoe sole
Kiyosawa et al. - April, 1992 - D325293

Outsole of a shoe
Teague - September, 1993 - D339465

Shoe sole
Kawasaki - February, 1994 - D343726


Inventors:
Teague, Tracy L. (Aloha, OR)
Application Number:
D/055436
Publication Date:
09/29/1998
Filing Date:
06/04/1996
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Assignee:
Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Class:
Field of Search:
D2/897, D2/902, D2/906, D2/908, D2/914, D2/916, D2/919, D2/946-960, D2/962, D2/964, 36/85, 36/101, 36/103, 36/104, 36/106, 36/107, 36/113-115, 36/124, 36/126, 36/127-130, 36/3B, 36/11.5, 36/12-15, 36/22R, 36/25R
US Patent References:
D345455Shoe outsoleMarch, 1994Smith
D347936Shoe soleJune, 1994Takaoka
D348350Shoe outsoleJuly, 1994Lucas
D351055Shoe soleOctober, 1994Buck, IV
D352156Shoe soleNovember, 1994PurdomD2/954
D353257Shoe soleDecember, 1994Kayano
D356672Shoe soleMarch, 1995Ueda
D359613Shoe soleJune, 1995UedaD2/953
D366952Shoe outsole and upperFebruary, 1996PyleD2/909
D370113Walking shoeMay, 1996Pyle
2297595FootwearSeptember, 1942Weinstat36/115
4638576Athletic shoe with external counter and cushion assemblyJanuary, 1987Parracho et al.
Other References:
Fall 1996, Nike Footwear Catalog, p. 6, Published Dec. 1995.
Late Spring 1995, Nike Footwear Catalog, p. 3, Published Sep. 1994.
Holiday 1994, Nike Footwear Catalog, p. 20, Published Mar. 1994.
Spring 1991, Nike Footwear Catalog, p. 68, Published Jun. 1990.
Primary Examiner:
Zarfas, Louis S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a surface portion of a shoe outsole, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a surface portion of a shoe outsole showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a profile view taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a profile view taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a profile view taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a profile view taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a profile view taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of a central oval in the heel section, and the remainder of the sole is for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.