Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread, showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a left front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of the tire of FIG. 1.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the inner bead of the sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D223599 May 1972 Busch et al.
D261496 October 27, 1981 Remy
D365064 December 12, 1995 Weimer et al.
4807679 February 28, 1989 Collette et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
106703 April 1989 JPX
2003501 January 1990 JPX
Other references
  • Goodyear Unisteel G291 tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 95, top row, far left.
Patent History
Patent number: D382517
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Anthony John Scarpitti (Uniontown, OH), Michael Alois Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Frederick William Miller (Akron, OH), Donald Woodrow Gilliam (Uniontown, OH), Keith Carl Trares (Akron, OH), Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH), Andy Ngoc Hoang (Schaumburg, IL)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/51,129
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/142; D12/146
International Classification: 1215;