Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a tire tread showing my new design which has been broken away in the middle to indicate indeterminate length it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated uniformly throughout its length;

FIG. 2 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3--3 in FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view thereof formed into a ring as it would appear attached to a tire carcass.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D243756 March 22, 1977 Makino et al.
D253643 December 11, 1979 Makino et al.
D275747 October 2, 1984 Motomura et al.
D279363 June 25, 1985 Fukumoto et al.
D286274 October 21, 1986 Davis et al.
D287953 January 27, 1987 Takeuchi
D290826 July 14, 1987 Nakaseko
D301857 June 27, 1989 Clunk et al.
D306989 April 3, 1990 Demaret et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
8502311.6 February 1985 DEX
642882 March 1985 JPX
2018208 July 1979 GBX
D955804 March 1980 GBX
1006180 February 1982 GBX
1024079 November 1985 GBX
Other references
  • 1987 Tread Design Guide, p. 152, Toyo M-54 Tire, second row down from top, left side of page. 1987 Tread Design Guide, p. 155, Yokohama Super Steel Y798R Tire, third row down from top, second tire in from left side of page. 1987 Tread Design Guide, p. 198, Sumitomo ST727 Tire, second row down from top, second tire in from left side of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D314363
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 20, 1988
Date of Patent: Feb 5, 1991
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Georges Adam (Bissen)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/211,527
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147