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
D263946 April 20, 1982 Kojima et al.
D317741 June 25, 1991 Kuroda
D364594 November 28, 1995 Krupa et al.
4994126 February 19, 1991 Lagnier
5137068 August 11, 1992 Loidl et al.
5322107 June 21, 1994 Lagnier
Other references
  • Big O Euro SXP Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 10, Jan. 1995. Dean Stinger Radial GT Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 20, Jan. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D387718
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 12, 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 Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/63,662
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;