Tire tread

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Description

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D383423
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 15, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Richard Louis Galante (Akron, OH), Jay Kevin Lawrence (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/50,332
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;