Combined tire tread and sidewall

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined tire tread and sidewall, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary frontview thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an additional side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the combined tire tread and sidewall, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of the combined tire tread and sidewall;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary frontview thereof;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the second embodiment of the combined tire tread and sidewall; and,

FIG. 10 is an additional side elevational view of the second embodiment of the combined tire tread and sidewall.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D328729 August 18, 1992 Maxwell et al.
D330882 November 10, 1992 Hasegawa
D362221 September 12, 1995 Van Emburg
5421391 June 6, 1995 Himuro
Foreign Patent Documents
M9400979 August 1994 DEX
Patent History
Patent number: D379446
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 1995
Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: David D. Hutson (Akron, OH), Christopher P. Johenning (Akron, OH), John J. Taube (Tallmadge, OH), Terry J. Waibel (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/47,723
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;