Tire tread and buttress
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread and buttress showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress as shown schematically by solid lines;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the tire tread and buttress illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary elevation view of one side of the tire tread and buttress illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary elevation view of the other side of the tire tread and buttress illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of a tire tread and buttress showing a second embodiment of our new design which is a mirror image of the tire tread and buttress illustrated in FIG. 1, it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress as shown schematically by solid lines;
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary elevation view of one side of the tire tread and buttress illustrated in FIG. 5; and
FIG. 7 is a fragmentary elevation view of the other side of the tire tread and buttress illustrated in FIG. 5.
The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
| 2327057 | August 1943 | Ofensend |
- Modern Tire Dealer, 3/76, p. 48, Pirelli P7 Tires, bottom of page. 1989 Tread Design Guide, P73, Summit Mega Metric II Tire, second row down from top & second tire in from left side of page.
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 1989
Date of Patent: Oct 22, 1991
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Paul B. Maxwell (Akron, OH), Philip S. Hammond (Mogadore, OH), Darrell E. Covert (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorneys: T. P. Lewandowski, L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/429,242
