Tire tread

Description

FIG. 11 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 another side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a tire tread showing a second embodiment of our design;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is another perspective view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is another side elevational view of FIG. 6;

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

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

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

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is another side elevational view of FIG. 11.

The tread pattern is understood to be repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of all three 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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D365794
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 1994
Date of Patent: Jan 2, 1996
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Michael J. Weber (Mogadore, OH), Charles K. Schmalix (Canal Fulton, OH), Nathan A. Gammon (Akron, OH), Jeffrey J. McElfresh (Fairlawn, OH), Perry W. Bell (North Lawrence, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/27,674
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147