Tire thread and buttress

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread and buttress showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof in inverted condition;

FIG. 3 is an elevation view of one side thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 4 is another perspective view thereof in inverted condition; and,

FIG. 5 is an elevation view of the opposite side thereof on a reduced scale.

The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D324842
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 12, 1990
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 1992
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Darrell E. Covert (Uniontown, OH), Paul B. Maxwell (Akron, OH), Frederick W. Miller (Akron, OH), Richard L. Galante (Akron, OH), Michael A. Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), William M. Hopkins (Hudson, OH), Anthony J. Scarpitti (Uniontown, OH), Andrew N. Hoang (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorneys: T. P. Lewandowski, L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/508,314
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147