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 a mirror image 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.
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Patent History
Patent number: D400480
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 19, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Christopher Paul Johenning (Wadsworth, OH), Randall Raymond Brayer (North Canton, OH), Terry John Waibel (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/81,713
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 19, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Christopher Paul Johenning (Wadsworth, OH), Randall Raymond Brayer (North Canton, OH), Terry John Waibel (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/81,713
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D12/147
International Classification: 1215;
International Classification: 1215;