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 elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view of one side thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view of the other side 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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D324839
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 1990
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 1992
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Paul B. Maxwell (Akron, OH), Darrell E. Covert (Uniontown, OH), Rudy E. Consolacion (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorneys: T. P. Lewandowski, L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/468,996
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147