Tire tread

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the inner bead of the sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D381942
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 1995
Date of Patent: Aug 5, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Thomas Latimer Ford, III (Hartville, OH), Ronald Lawrence Loeffler (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/45,835
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/141
International Classification: 1215;