Decorative band for a tire sidewall

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of the first embodiment of a decorative band for a tire sidewall, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the second embodiment of a decorative band for a tire sidewall, which is a reversed pattern of the first embodiment; and,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of environment is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D87082 May 1932 Reuter-Lorenzen
D96797 September 1935 Anderson
D270723 September 27, 1983 McDonald
D293563 January 5, 1988 Fuzioka et al.
1989703 February 1935 Leguillon
Foreign Patent Documents
0691224 March 1995 EPX
Patent History
Patent number: D379168
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 1996
Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Bill J. Ratliff, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Attorney: David L. King
Application Number: 0/51,428
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/152
International Classification: 1215;