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 uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress as shown schematically by solid lines;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation view of the opposite 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: D325365
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 1989
Date of Patent: Apr 14, 1992
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Darrell E. Covert (Uniontown, OH), Paul B. Maxwell (Akron, OH), Frederick W. Miller (Akron, OH), Richard L. Galante (Akron, OH), Michael A. Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), William M. Hopkins (Hudson, OH), Anthony J. Scarpitti (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorneys: T. P. Lewandowski, L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/436,868
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147