Tire tread

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread showing our new design it being understood that the pattern is repeated throughout the circumference thereof;

FIG. 2 is a right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken line showing of the tire sidewall and the solid line defining 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
D329412 September 15, 1992 Maxwell et al.
4953604 September 4, 1990 Shepler et al.
4984616 January 15, 1991 Shepler et al.
5002109 March 26, 1991 Shepler et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D380996
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 21, 1994
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Randall Raymond Brayer (North Canton, OH), Maurice Graas (Reichlange), Warren Lee Croyle (Wadsworth, OH), Douglas Ashley Swift (Hudson, OH), John Janis Taube (Tallmadge, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/31,305
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;