Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the tire sidewall, the raised lettering and 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
D295033 April 5, 1988 Fontaine et al.
D336273 June 8, 1993 Kohara et al.
D349478 August 9, 1994 Himuro
4832099 May 23, 1989 Matsumoto
Other references
  • Concept car prototype tire, Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1993, p. 31.
Patent History
Patent number: D379341
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1995
Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Billy J. Ratliff, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/48,141
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;