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
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
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;
International Classification: 1215;