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.

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.

The tread pattern is understood to be repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire tread.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D283698 May 6, 1986 Kawabata et al.
D293664 January 12, 1988 Hayakawa et al.
D341345 November 16, 1993 Killian
D356059 March 7, 1995 McKisson
D364368 November 21, 1995 Van Der Meer et al.
D365059 December 12, 1995 McKisson
D365063 December 12, 1995 Lurois et al.
D372007 July 23, 1996 Van Der Meer et al.
Other references
  • 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 124, See Item "Bridgestone M711". 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 120, See Item "Yokohama Super Digger V SD05". 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 158, See Item "Star Steelmark ADF". 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 164, See Item "Yokohama TY503". 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 139, for the G-328, G-144 and G-188.
Patent History
Patent number: D383102
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 2, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Ronald Thomas Harris (Greenspring, WV), Robert Bruce Rollings (Akron, OH), Daniel Edward Schuster (North Royalton, OH), Daniel Scheuren (Bastogne), Richard Winfield Harden, Jr. (Tallmadge, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/45,712
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;