Pneumatic tire tread and buttress

- Kumho & Co, Inc
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pneumatic tire tread and buttress 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 with the opposite side being substantially a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary perspective view thereof.

The broken lines depicting the tire inner bead and sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire buttress and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D284179 June 10, 1986 Kemp
D294815 March 22, 1988 Nagayasu
D336269 June 8, 1993 Hinrichsen et al.
D400479 November 3, 1998 Baus
D402244 December 8, 1998 Ando et al.
3986545 October 19, 1976 Montagne
4982775 January 8, 1991 Matsumoto
Other references
  • Cooper Discoverer Radial STT Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 20, Jan. 1997. Bridgestone M857 Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 129, Jan. 1997. Toyo M610Z Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 164, Jan. 1997.
Patent History
Patent number: D416838
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 15, 1999
Date of Patent: Nov 23, 1999
Assignee: Kumho & Co, Inc (Kwangju)
Inventors: Edward P Cercek (Mogadore, OH), Mark D Slingluff (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Paul E Milliken, Ray L Weber, Lee A Germain
Application Number: 0/99,199
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;