Tire tread

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D379789
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 12, 1995
Date of Patent: Jun 10, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Daniel E. Schuster (North Royalton, OH), Robert J. Hermann (Stow, OH), Robert B. Nelson (Wadsworth, OH), Ronald L. Loeffler (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/45,203
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;