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.

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.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Dunlop SP Sport 2000 Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 19 Jan. 1994. Duralon Widetrack SR Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 19 Jan. 1994. Federal Super Steel 735 Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 23 Jan. 1994. Goodyear Eagle GS-N Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 29 Jan. 1994. Uniroyal Laredo Rib Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 119 Jan. 1995. Co-Pending Application, Docket #95186A, Andrew Arpad Kunos, et al., Filed Jan. 17, 1996 29/049,641. Co-Pending Application, Docket #DN1996-014, David Ray Hubbell, et al., Filed Jan. 17, 1996 08/588,034. Co-Pending Application, Docket #DN1996-001, David Ray Hubbell, et al., Filed Jan. 17, 1996 29/049,102.
Patent History
Patent number: D384923
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 19, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 14, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Walter Dale Allen (Akron, OH), Warren Lee Croyle (Wadsworth, OH), Keith Eric Grabo (Brecksville, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/58,577
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;