Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, shown at a reduced scale, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

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

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D283697 May 6, 1986 Candiliotis
D336267 June 8, 1993 Bonvini et al.
D350101 August 30, 1994 DeBarsy
D350722 September 20, 1994 Hitzky et al.
D355875 February 28, 1995 Allison et al.
4462445 July 31, 1984 Goergen
4462446 July 31, 1984 Goergen et al.
5012847 May 7, 1991 Fukumoto et al.
5137068 August 11, 1992 Loidl et al.
5327953 July 12, 1994 Ichiki
Other references
  • Dean Stinger Radial GT Tire, Jan. 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 20. Duralon Trans Rib LT Tire, Jan. 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 89.
Patent History
Patent number: D387715
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 9, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Nikki Lynne Miller (Buffalo Grove, IL), Kevin Alan Reid (Asheville, NC), William Eugene Glover (Akron, OH), Norman David Anderson (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/63,435
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;