Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a left front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary left perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary right 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
D296315 June 21, 1988 Hayakawa et al.
D365791 January 2, 1996 Brown et al.
D385522 October 28, 1997 Ratliff, Jr.
5658404 August 19, 1997 Brown et al.
Other references
  • Ohtsu Hicountry Radial A/P Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 56, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D398567
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH), Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. (Akron, OH), Michael Alois Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Paul Bryan Maxwell (Munroe Falls, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/73,085
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147; D12/142
International Classification: 1215;