Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the pattern is repeated 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 a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of the tire sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall in the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
92-2021 April 1993 SEX
Other references
  • Dunlop SP351 Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 84 Jan. 1994. Bridgestone R184 Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 121 Jan. 1994. Bridgestone R194F Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 121 Jan. 1994. Federal Maha Steel Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 90 Jan. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D385235
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 19, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Austin Gale Young (Copley, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/59,699
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/141
International Classification: 1215;