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 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 thereto;

FIG. 4 is an is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of another embodiment thereof, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and that the sides of the tread are the same as the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the inner bead of the tire, the tire 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: D383712
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 16, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Daniel Scheuren (Bastogne), Michel Pierre Charles Robert (Fauvillers)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: R. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/53,458
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/143
International Classification: 1215;