Pneumatic tire tread and buttress

Description

FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view of a pneumatic 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 right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D316385 April 23, 1991 Marriott
D320965 October 22, 1991 Maxwell et al.
4877072 October 31, 1989 Fontaine
5054530 October 8, 1991 Shiraishi
Foreign Patent Documents
347817 December 1989 EPX
160303 July 1986 JPX
204804 August 1989 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D329412
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 4, 1991
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 1992
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Paul B. Maxwell (Stow, OH), Darrell E. Covert (Strassen)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: Thomas P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 7/652,892
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147