Tire tread and buttress

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation 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;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevation view of one side thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 4 is another perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an elevation view of the opposite side thereof on a reduced scale.

The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • 1989 Tread Design Guide, p. 174, Michelin XR Tire, top center of page. "Focus on Europe, The Stuart Marshall Report, Aladdins Cave in Tokyo", Modern Tire Dealer, Feb. 1988, p. 46. Advertisement for Pirelli P500, Tire Review, Sep. 1989.
Patent History
Patent number: D326440
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 1990
Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Michael A. Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), William M. Hopkins (Hudson, OH), Anthony J. Scarpitti (Uniontown, OH), Andrew N. Hoang (Akron, OH), Darrell E. Covert (Uniontown, OH), Paul B. Maxwell (Akron, OH), Frederick W. Miller (Akron, OH), Richard L. Galante (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorneys: T. P. Lewandowski, L. R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/503,560
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147