Boots – shoes – and leggings – Soles – Rope
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-31
2010-02-23
Patterson, Marie (Department: 3728)
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Soles
Rope
C036S03000A, C036S088000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07665229
ABSTRACT:
Support structures for foot-receiving devices (such as midsole and/or outsole structures for articles of footwear) include one or more of the following: (a) a base member (e.g., including an impact-attenuating material); (b) a generally U-shaped moderator element engaged with the base member; (c) an edge element extending from a surface of the base member for engaging a lateral side of a foot in use; (d) an outsole member including a herringbone or zig-zag tread structure on both surfaces; and/or (e) an outsole member including a perimeter element for engaging a lateral side of a foot and/or the edge element of the base member. Such support structures may be incorporated into various foot-receiving device products, such as athletic footwear for basketball, etc.
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Avar Eric
Baier John
Edington Christopher
Kilgore Bruce J.
Meschter James
Converse Inc.
Patterson Marie
Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
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