Tire tread and buttress
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FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread and buttress showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a left perspective view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a right perspective view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 1 on a reduced scale;
FIG. 5 is a side view of the other side of FIG. 1 on a reduced scale;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of a tire tread and buttress showing our new design;
FIG. 8 is a left perspective view of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a right perspective view of FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a side view of FIG. 7 on a reduced scale;
FIG. 11 is a side view of the other side of FIG. 7 on a reduced scale; and,
FIG. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary view of FIG. 7.
The pattern is understood to be repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress and the solid line segments between the outer edges of the shoulder ribs are for the purpose of defining the peripheral boundary of the tread and buttress and form no part of the claimed design.
The broken line showing of the tire sidewall in the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 1, 1991
Date of Patent: Jun 8, 1993
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Sean D. Montag (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Billy J. Ratliff (Inkster, MI), Paul B. Maxwell (Stow, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 7/747,222