Tire tread

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof.

The broken line showing of the tire sidewall in the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. The tread pattern is understood to be repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire tread.

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Patent History
Patent number: D380424
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 30, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 1, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH), Keith Carl Trares (Akron, OH), Andy Ngoc Hoang (Schaumburg, IL), Anthony John Scarpitti (Uniontown, OH), Michael Alois Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Sean David Montag (Westerville, OH), Frederick William Miller (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/43,254
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;