Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire 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 view thereof.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D397648
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 19, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Walter Dale Allen (Akron, OH), Keith Eric Grabo (Brecksville, OH), Warren Lee Croyle (Wadsworth, OH), Marc Christopher Nowacki (Uniontown, OH), David Ray Hubbell, Jr. (Hartville, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/57,242
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;