Pneumatic tire tread and buttress

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, partly schematic, of a pneumatic tire tread and buttress embodying my new design, it being understood that the pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress, as shown schematically by solid lines, and that the buttress pattern is repeated on the opposite side;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary developmental plan view of the tread and buttress of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the tread and buttress, taken substantially as indicated by line 3--3 of FIG. 2.

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D207292 March 1967 Chupa
D239376 March 1976 Candiliotis
D239525 April 1976 Candiliotis
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D259112 May 5, 1981 Candiliotis
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Patent History
Patent number: D283694
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 9, 1983
Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
Assignee: Uniroyal Tire Company, Inc. (Middlebury, CT)
Inventor: Gerasimos Candiliotis (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: Jack Posin
Application Number: 6/550,687
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146