Tire tread

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 tread;

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.

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
D283116 March 25, 1986 Nakatani
D283609 April 29, 1986 Kawabata et al.
D287841 January 20, 1987 Ono
D290104 June 2, 1987 Takehara
D301445 June 6, 1989 Terada
D345722 April 5, 1994 Hitzky et al.
Other references
  • 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 123, See Item "Barum NR-51". 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 140, See Item "Hallmark Steelmark ADP". 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 141, See Item "Hankok Z48". 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 144, See Items "Kelly-Springfield KDA Armorsteel and KRM 1 Armorsteel". 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 158, See Item "Star Steelmark ADP". Co-Pending Application, Serial No. 29/045,712, filed Oct. 27, 1995. 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 139, for the G-328, G-144 and G-188.
Patent History
Patent number: D380715
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Jul 8, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Ronald Thomas Harris (Greenspring, WV), Robert Bruce Rollings (Akron, OH), Daniel Edward Schuster (North Royalton, OH), Daniel Scheuren (Bastogne), Richard Winfield Harden, Jr. (Tallmadge, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/51,970
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;