Tire tread and buttress

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken line showing of the tire sidewall and the solid line defining the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and buttress and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D355152
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 16, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 1995
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Robert A. Brightwell (Uniontown, OH), Richard L. Galante (Akron, OH), Kevin C. Legge (Uniontown, OH), Terry J. Waibel (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/15,871
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146