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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  • 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 61, See Item "Sumitomo HTR 70". 994 Tread Design Guide, p. 30, See Item "Hallmark Ultra HR 765". 994 Tread Design Guide, p. 117, See Item "Yokohama Super Digger V SD05". 994 Tread Design Guide, p. 38, See Item "Lee GT VI Steeel Trak".
Patent History
Patent number: D381606
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 5, 1996
Date of Patent: Jul 29, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Maurice Graas (Reichlange), Michel Alfred Marie Oscar Breny (Holzthum), William Urbano Villamizar (Mersch), Hermanus Joannes Andries Vereecken (Junglinster)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/52,790
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;