Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto;

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
D66596 February 1925 Willshaw
D284650 July 15, 1986 Mader
Other references
  • Checker Sports tire, Dixie International Co. ad, Cycle World Magazine, Jun. 1967, p. 33. Brunswick Winter SRX tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 9, second row, second from right. Mastercraft Courser Radial STD tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 103, bottom row, second from left.
Patent History
Patent number: D379442
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1995
Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Billy J. Ratliff, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/48,143
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146; D12/136
International Classification: 1215;