Tread and sidewall of a tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread and sidewall of a tire embodying my new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the tire tread and sidewall shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken across line 3--3 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view of one side of the tire tread and sidewall shown in FIGS. 1 and 2; and,

FIG. 5 is a view of the opposite side of the tire tread and sidewall shown in FIG. 4.

The broken line showing of a tire inner bead is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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D336454 June 15, 1993 Maxwell
4721141 January 26, 1988 Collette et al.
4848429 July 18, 1989 Mezzanotte
5213641 May 25, 1993 Tsuda et al.
5358021 October 25, 1994 Takasugi et al.
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D424484
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 3, 1998
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablisse-Michelin-Michelin & Cie (Clermont-Ferrand Cedex)
Inventor: Cedric Mulier (Clermont-Ferrand)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/91,659
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;