Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, 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 right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevational vew of a second embodiment of a tire tread, it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and that the left side elevational view thereof is a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 3.

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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D387710
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Michael Joseph Weber (Mogadore, OH), John Gregory Stucker (Stow, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/61,406
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;