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;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a tire tread of a second embodiment, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and that the side elevational views thereof are substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 3.

In the drawings, the broken line 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: D403633
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 17, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 1999
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Kevin Christopher Legge (Uniontown, OH), Kurt Jon Bergstrom (Akron, OH), Colleen Anne Nowacki (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/81,834
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;