Pneumatic tire tread and buttress

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pneumatic tire tread and buttress showing one embodiment of our new design, it being understood that the pattern is repeated throughout the circumferenece of the tread and buttress, the opposite side being substantially the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a pneumatic tire tread and buttress showing a second embodiment of 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. 6 is a front elevational view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5.

The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 1, 3, 5 and 7 of the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D329626
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 16, 1990
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 1992
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Rene Goergen (Colmar-Berg), Pierre Kummer (Bereldange)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorneys: Thomas P. Lewandowski, Lonnie R. Drayer
Application Number: 7/552,734
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146