Tire tread and buttress

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread and buttress showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is another perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of FIG. 1 on a reduced scale;

FIG. 5 is another side elevational view of FIG. 1 on a reduced scale;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of a tire tread and buttress showing another embodiment of our design;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is another perspective view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of FIG. 7 on a reduced scale;

FIG. 11 is another side elevational view of FIG. 7 on a reduced scale; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary front 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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D314737 February 19, 1991 Covert et al.
D318036 July 9, 1991 Maxwell et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D336874
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 19, 1991
Date of Patent: Jun 29, 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: 7/748,162
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147