Tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire, the opposite side being substantially the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof on a reduced scale; and

FIG. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary front elevation view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D313776
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 14, 1988
Date of Patent: Jan 15, 1991
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: William M. Hopkins (Hudson, OH), Robert A. Brightwell (Uniontown, OH), Frederick W. Miller (Akron, OH), Richard L. Galante (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/271,186
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/143