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   D677041
Priority
Sep 20 2010
Filed
Sep 20 2010
Issued
Mar 05 2013
Expiry
Mar 05 2027
Inventors
Faulconer,…
Assg.orig
The Rockpo…
Assg.curr
Rockport I…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
21
References
254
Maint.:
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The ornamental design for a heel of a shoe sole, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a heel of a shoe sole showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines in the Figures show portions of the shoe upper and sole which form no part of the claimed design.
INVENTORS:

Faulconer, Mark, Luthi, Simon, Boie, Jason Christopher, Bowman, Tim, McMillan, Joseph F., Rueegger, Peter, Snow, Becky

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