Tire tread

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread has been broken away in the middle to indicate indeterminate length;

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

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the tire tread taken at line 3--3 of 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
D224379 July 1972 Busch et al.
D240417 July 1976 Candiliotis
D240615 July 1976 Kleeh et al.
D241242 August 1976 Candiliotis
D261492 October 27, 1981 Remy
D265184 June 29, 1982 Hammond
D286033 October 7, 1986 Motomura et al.
D288914 March 24, 1987 Hinkel et al.
2432847 December 1947 Woods
2454750 November 1948 Woods
3698462 October 1972 Jacobs
3749145 July 1973 Hart et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
2018208 April 1979 GBX
2051694 January 1981 GBX
1589141 May 1981 GBX
Other references
  • 1975 Tread Design Guide, p. 12, 2nd row from bottom Goodyear Rally GT6O.
Patent History
Patent number: D316064
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 11, 1988
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 1991
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Georges Adam (Bissen), Claude Lardo (Luxembourg)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 7/217,573
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/142