Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view of a tire tread, showing my new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

The broken line showing of the tire sidewall in the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D69138 December 1925 Keaton
D72732 May 1927 Sigler
D360864 August 1, 1995 Munster et al.
D362420 September 19, 1995 Heinen et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
930444 June 1994 NOX
Other references
  • Concept Car Phototype Tire, Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1993, p. 31 Feb. 1993.
Patent History
Patent number: D384014
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 23, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/48,115
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/151
International Classification: 1215;