Tire tread

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Description

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

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; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a tire tread showing a second embodiment of our new design, it being understood that the sides of the second embodiment are substantially the same as the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 except for the reduced thickness of alternating transverse grooves in the shoulder region thereof.

The tread 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 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
D284562 July 8, 1986 Kojima et al.
D316534 April 30, 1991 Hutz
D329033 September 1, 1992 Maxwell
D329627 September 22, 1992 Attinello et al.
D340894 November 2, 1993 Kobayashi
Patent History
Patent number: D359715
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 24, 1994
Date of Patent: Jun 27, 1995
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Sean D. Montag (Westerville, OH), James C. Stroble (Kent, OH), Norman D. Anderson (Uniontown, OH), John S. Attinello (Hartville, OH), Samuel P. Landers (Uniontown, OH), John Kotanides, Jr. (Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/17,431
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147