Tire tread

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; and,

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

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
D168675 January 1953 Custer
D272056 January 3, 1984 Blau
D310986 October 2, 1990 Covert et al.
D344705 March 1, 1994 Kotanides, Jr. et al.
D350512 September 13, 1994 Covert et al.
Other references
  • Plastic Tire Illustration, Popular Science Magazine, Oct. 1980, p. 90, bottom right corner.
Patent History
Patent number: D391211
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Paul Bryan Maxwell (Munroe Falls, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/67,562
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/151; D12/138
International Classification: 1215;