Tire tread

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread;

FIG. 2 is a right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of an additional embodiment thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right perspective view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a left perspective view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right perspective view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a left perspective view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right perspective view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a left perspective view of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 18 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of FIG. 15.

The tread pattern is understood to be repeated uniformly through out the circumference of all four embodiments of the tire tread.

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
D324840 March 24, 1992 Maxwell et al.
D325012 March 31, 1992 Covert et al.
D325014 March 31, 1992 Galante et al.
D326075 May 12, 1992 Covert et al.
D329032 September 1, 1992 Maxwell et al.
D329627 September 22, 1992 Attinello et al.
D336273 June 8, 1993 Kohara et al.
D344704 March 1, 1994 Himuro et al.
D347412 May 31, 1994 Croyle
Foreign Patent Documents
296605A June 1987 EPX
819836 October 1937 FRX
61-166708 July 1986 JPX
357419 November 1930 GBX
2221877 February 1990 GBX
Other references
  • Tire Business, Sep. 6, 1993, p. 38.
Patent History
Patent number: D365791
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 11, 1994
Date of Patent: Jan 2, 1996
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Stephanie C. Brown (Akron, OH), Donald W. Gilliam (Uniontown, OH), Andy N. Hoang (Shaumburg, IL), Michael A. Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Frederick W. Miller (Akron, OH), Anthony J. Scarpitti (Uniontown, OH), Keith C. Trares (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/26,881
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146