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 uniformily 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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Other references
  • Advertisement for Pirelli P500, Tire Review, Sep. 1989. "Focus on Europe, The Stuart Marshall Report, Aladdin's Cave in Tokyo," Modern Tire Dealer, Feb. 1988, p. 46. 1989 Tread Design Guide, p. 174, Michelin XR Tire, top center of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D326439
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 1989
Date of Patent: May 26, 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: 7/436,869
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147