Tire tread and buttress

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 uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary elevation view of the opposite side thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary front elevation view thereof.

The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 of the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D112978 January 1939 James
1946209 February 1934 Hardeman et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
856106 July 1949 DEX
Patent History
Patent number: D320970
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 18, 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: 7/395,918
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/149