Tire tread

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an opposite side elevational view thereof.

The dark stippled shading in FIG. 1 represents grooves in the tread surface, having a depth as best defined in FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D260756 September 15, 1981 Duncan
D292080 September 29, 1987 Hayakawa et al.
D334160 March 23, 1993 Woo
D336874 June 29, 1993 Montag et al.
D365069 December 12, 1995 Kotanides, Jr. et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D383103
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 2, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/48,112
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;