Tire tread and buttress

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread and buttress showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof on a reduced scale the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

The tread pattern is understood to be repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress and the solid line segments between the outer edges of the shoulder ribs are for the purpose of defining the peripheral boundary of the tread and buttress and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken line showing of the tire sidewall in the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D284178 June 10, 1986 Kawabata et al.
D287956 January 27, 1987 Nishio et al.
D291874 September 15, 1987 Hayakawa et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D338436
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 18, 1991
Date of Patent: Aug 17, 1993
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Paul B. Maxwell (Stow, OH), Darrell E. Covert (Strasen)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 7/796,120
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146