Tire tread and buttress

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread and buttress showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress, the opposite side being substantially the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof; and

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation view thereof on a larger scale.

The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 1 and 3 of the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D320966
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 21, 1990
Date of Patent: Oct 22, 1991
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Frederick W. Miller (Akron, OH), Jay K. Lawrence (Uniontown, OH), William M. Hopkins (Hudson, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorneys: T. P. Lewandowski, L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/484,732
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147