Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, 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; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view.

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: D426502
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 29, 1999
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 2000
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Adrian Thomas O'Neill (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), John Kevin Clark (Copley, OH), Craig David Miller (Norton, OH), Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. (Akron, OH), Samuel Patrick Landers (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/111,543
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147; D12/143
International Classification: 1215;