Portion of footwear sole

United States Patent [w]

Del Biondi

[54] PORTION OF FOOTWEAR SOLE

[75] Inventor: Stefano Del Biondi, Stra/Venezia, Italy

[73] Assignee: R. Griggs Group Limited, United Kingdom

[**] Term: 14 Years

[21] Appl. No.: 29/108,606 [22] Filed: Oct. 4, 1999

[51] I OC (7) C I 02-04

[52] U.S. CI D2/960; D2/947; D2/953

[58] Field of Search D2/896, 897, 902,

D2/906, 908, 909, 914, 916, 919, 946-962, 964, 977; 36/3 B, 11.5, 12-15, 25 R, 28, 32 R, 44, 59 C, 66, 75 R, 76 R, 85, 101, 102, 104, 106, 113-115, 124, 126, 127-130

[56] References Cited

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D. 406,446 3/1999 Yun D2/960

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D. 411,243 6/1999 Lozano D2/953

D. 413,712 9/1999 Doxey D2/947

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US00D430389S [ii] Patent Number: Des. 430,389 [45] Date of Patent: ** Sep. 5,2000

1,653,059 12/1927 Nelson .

2,627,676 2/1953 Hack 36/29

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Boot and Shoe Recorder, Oct., 1958, p. 10, Jumbo-Rib shoe sole.

Mephisto Sabatina Sandalbuck 6051 shoe sole, Rockville, MD retail store.

Mephisto Elka Sandalbuck 6042 shoe sole, Rockville, MD retail store.

Primary Examiner—Celia Murphy

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Saidman DesignLaw Group

[57] CLAIM

The ornamental design for a portion of footwear sole, as shown and described.

DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of footwear sole

showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-6 are for disclosure purposes

only and do not form part of the claimed design. The top

view is unornamented and does not form part of the claimed

design.

The broken lines adjacent to the surface shading along the periphery of the grooves define the boundary of the claimed design.

1 Claim, 3 Drawing Sheets