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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 perspective view thereof.

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
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Other references
  • Monarch T/P Metric Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 50, Jan. 1995. Hallmark Land Rover Radial D/T Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 95, Jan. 1995. Dunlop Qualifier M&S Radial Snow Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 24, Jan. 1996. BFGoodrich Radial T/A WR Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 33, Jan. 1996. CO-OP Superfleet Multi Carrier Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 85, Jan. 1996. Star Trail Buster Radial DT Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 117, Jan. 1996. Kingstone Driver "C" Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 145, Jan. 1996. Multi-Mile Power King Premium All Steel Radial Drive Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 152, Jan. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D390818
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Olivier De Barsy (Mersch), Daniel Scheuren (Bastogne), Jean Francois Cazin-Bourguignon (Audun-le-Tiche)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/63,758
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;