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 broken line showing of the tire sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall in the drawing is for illutrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D271957 December 27, 1983 Gorez
D278137 March 26, 1985 Larsen et al.
D288946 March 24, 1987 Wallet
D292085 September 29, 1987 Hatakenaka
D296680 July 12, 1988 Krupa
D328578 August 11, 1992 Cormier et al.
D336069 June 1, 1993 White
D345327 March 22, 1994 Ota et al.
D345722 April 5, 1994 Hitzky et al.
D350102 August 30, 1994 Evraert et al.
5238038 August 24, 1993 Glover et al.
Other references
  • Atlas Ultra MX V Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 8, Jan. 1995. Gillette Trans Trac Radial At Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 30, Jan. 1995. Hoosier Tadial HT Tire, Tire Review Magazine, Jan. 1995, p. 24.
Patent History
Patent number: D387713
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Timothy J. Lassan (Kent, OH), Leonard F. Blankenship (Sterling, OH), Michel Beauvais (Fairlawn, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Carmen S. Santa Maria
Application Number: 0/61,647
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;