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 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 structures 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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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • 1989 Tread Design Guide, p. 174, Mod 1 Lug 416 Tire, second row down from top & second tire in from right side of page. 1989 Tread Design Guide, p. 181, Semperit Cyclop Steel M 232B tire, second run down from top & second tire in from left side of page. Bridgestone Asymetric Tires, Modern Tire Dealer, Feb. 1988, p. 46.
Patent History
Patent number: D324840
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), Philip S. Hammond (Mogadore, OH), Darrell E. Covert (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: James R. Gandy
Attorneys: T. P. Lewandowski, L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/468,997
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147