Pneumatic tire tread and buttress

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being substantially a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pneumatic tire tread and buttress showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 4, the opposite side being substantially a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of a pneumatic tire tread and buttress showing a third embodiment of our new design which differs from the second embodiment only in the omission of the circumferential row of blocks adjacent to the left shoulder ribs.

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

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D315128 March 5, 1991 Graas et al.
D315129 March 5, 1991 Graas et al.
D316991 May 21, 1991 Graas
Foreign Patent Documents
0296605 December 1988 EPX
3815829 December 1988 DEX
0204804 August 1989 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D342224
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 26, 1991
Date of Patent: Dec 14, 1993
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Maurice Graas (Reichlange), Randall R. Brayer (Uniontown, OH), Warren L. Croyle (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 7/736,188
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147