Tire tread

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 elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of the tire sidewall in the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D403281
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 29, 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: 0/83,745
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;