Surface pattern for a tire sidewall

Description

The FIGURE is a side view of a surface pattern for a tire sidewall, showing my new design.

The broken lines shown in the drawing are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D186095 September 1959 Balmer, Jr. et al.
D270723 September 27, 1983 McDonald
D369769 May 14, 1996 Attinello et al.
5303758 April 19, 1994 Clementz et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
0411-345-A November 1991 DEX
Patent History
Patent number: D385834
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 13, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 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: 0/59,614
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/152
International Classification: 1215;