Tire tread and buttress

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread and buttress showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

The pattern is understood to be repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire tread and buttress.

The broken line showing of the tire sidewall in all views of the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D239765 May 1976 Yahagi et al.
D288078 February 3, 1987 Hasegawa
D288190 February 10, 1987 Hayakawa
D308188 May 29, 1990 Hinrichsen et al.
D311889 November 6, 1990 Guermandi et al.
Other references
  • 1990 Tread Design Guide, p. 102, Cooper SRM Radial LT Tire, bottom left side of page. 1990 Tread Design Guide, p. 124, Marshal Radial PowerGuard 821 Tire, second row down from top, right side of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D336453
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 24, 1991
Date of Patent: Jun 15, 1993
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Amratlal U. Patel (Colmar-Berg)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 7/734,860
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146