Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire, the opposite side being substantially the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the right side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best shown in FIG. 2; the broken lines defining the tire sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D324011 February 18, 1992 Messer
D338179 August 10, 1993 Miller et al.
D346142 April 19, 1994 Consolacion et al.
D362214 September 12, 1995 McKisson
D365055 December 12, 1995 McKisson
D365056 December 12, 1995 McKisson
D365065 December 12, 1995 Galante et al.
D367835 March 12, 1996 Killian
5287905 February 22, 1994 Caretta et al.
Other references
  • Sava Passenger Car Tire Catalog Illustration In: Tire Review, p. 98 Feb. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D384617
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 22, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 7, 1997
Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Akron, OH)
Inventors: John J. Regallis (Akron, OH), William C. Hanlon (Medina, OH), Leonard F. Blankenship (Sterling, OH)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Carmen S. Santa Maria
Application Number: 0/53,597
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;