Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire tread, the opposite side being substantially the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the right side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of a tire sidewall is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D271755 December 13, 1983 Ricquet
D303363 September 12, 1989 Graas
D306989 April 3, 1990 Demaret et al.
D332767 January 26, 1993 Tsuda et al.
D335845 May 25, 1993 Lurois
D354026 January 3, 1995 McKisson
D367449 February 27, 1996 Chin et al.
Other references
  • Marshall Power Guard AT 822 tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 103, third row, second from left Jan. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D382236
Type: Grant
Filed: May 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 12, 1997
Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Hiroki Kakegawa (Kodaira), James G. Guspodin (Akron, OH), Francis J. Bryne (Olmstead, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Carmen S. Santa Maria
Application Number: 0/54,558
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;