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, the opposite side elevational view being identical 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 dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best seen in FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D316693 May 7, 1991 Kawabata et al.
D349672 August 16, 1994 Seimiya et al.
D349673 August 16, 1994 Seimiya et al.
D354028 January 3, 1995 Hutz
D362221 September 12, 1995 Van Emburg
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5295087 March 15, 1994 Yoshida et al.
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Foreign Patent Documents
691958 October 1994 JPX
DM031076 October 1994 WOX
Other references
  • Nitto Tire Co., advertising insert, Tire Review Magazine, Jun. 1994, pp. 32-33. Uniroyal Rallyye 440/HR tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 64. Co-Pending Application, Docket #DN1996-001, David Ray Hubbell, Filed Jan. 17, 1996, application Ser. No. 29/049,102. Co-Pending Application, Docket #DN1996-014, David Ray Hubbell, et al., Filed Jan. 17, 1996, application Ser. No. 08/588,034.
Patent History
Patent number: D383422
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 17, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Andrew Arpad Kunos (Stow, OH), Jerold Robert Buenger (Hartville, OH), Karl Eric Sundkvist (Akron, OH), Donald Earl Douds (Freeport, IL)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/49,641
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;