Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the tread 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 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.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D383718
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 29, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 16, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Maurice Graas (Reichlange), Marc Joseph Eicher (Schrondweiler), Jan Hendrik Van Tuyl (Keppeshausen)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/57,664
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;