Tire tread

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread 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;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a tire tread showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is another perspective view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a tire tread showing a third embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is another perspective view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of a tire tread showing a fourth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is another perspective view of FIG. 11.

The pattern is understood to be repeated throughout the circumference of all four embodiments of the tire tread.

In the drawings, the broken line showing of the tire sidewall and the solid line defining the peripheral boundary between each of the four embodiments of the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D329033 September 1, 1992 Maxwell
D340894 November 2, 1993 Kobayashi
Foreign Patent Documents
3054003 March 1991 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D350716
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 1993
Date of Patent: Sep 20, 1994
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Perry W. Bell (North Lawrence, OH), Nathan A. Gammon (Akron, OH), Charles K. Schmalix (Canal Fulton, OH), Michael J. Weber (Mogadore, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/6,607
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147