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 a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof.
In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best showin in FIG. 2; the broken lines defining the tire inner bead 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: D383716
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 11, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 16, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH), Efimia Ellen Rohweder (Uniontown, OH), Michael Alois Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Frederick William Miller (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/53,499
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 11, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 16, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH), Efimia Ellen Rohweder (Uniontown, OH), Michael Alois Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Frederick William Miller (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/53,499
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D12/147
International Classification: 1215;
International Classification: 1215;