Tire tread

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of FIG. 5.

The pattern is understood to be repeated throughout the circumference of both 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 embodiments of the tire tread and sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D253642 December 11, 1979 Amarger
D290941 July 21, 1987 Matsuda
D317427 June 11, 1991 Enoki et al.
D326438 May 26, 1992 Tsukagoshi et al.
4724878 February 16, 1988 Kabe et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D352487
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 1, 1993
Date of Patent: Nov 15, 1994
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Kenneth H. Paulin (Uniontown, OH), Daniel E. Schuster (North Royalton, OH), Deborah L. Young (Copley, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/6,587
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/143