Tire tread

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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; 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
D127521 May 1941 Lee
D168675 January 1953 Custer
D170710 October 1953 Nellen
D223427 April 1972 Bordinat, Jr.
D251722 May 1, 1979 Tamura et al.
D260756 September 15, 1981 Duncan
Patent History
Patent number: D391537
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 12, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 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: 0/67,802
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/148
International Classification: 1215;