Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire tread, the opposite side being substantially the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the right side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D313210 December 25, 1990 Tsutsumi et al.
D316532 April 30, 1991 Tsuda et al.
D316693 May 7, 1991 Kawabata et al.
D320772 October 15, 1991 Hasegawa
D339776 September 28, 1993 Hayakawa et al.
D342047 December 7, 1993 Takahashi
D349672 August 16, 1994 Seimiya et al.
D352489 November 15, 1994 Breny et al.
D362221 September 12, 1995 Van Emburg
Foreign Patent Documents
G2-91191 October 1994 JPX
DM031076 October 1994 WOX
Other references
  • Nitto Tire Co. advertising insert, Tire Review Magazine, Jun. 1994, pp. 32-33.
Patent History
Patent number: D379336
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 1995
Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Akron, OH)
Inventors: William C. Hanlon (Medina, OH), Michael A. Mileski (Oklahoma City, OK), Kashiwa Maki (Oklahoma City, OK), Timothy J. Lassan (Kent, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Carmen S. Santa Maria
Application Number: 0/39,200
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;