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 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 an enlarged fragmentary side elevation view thereof.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D325013
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 31, 1990
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 1992
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Deborah Vaughn-Lindner (Canal Fulton, OH), Linda M. Lovell (Suffield, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorneys: T. P. Lewandowski, L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/473,287
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147