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, 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 bread 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
D284178 June 10, 1986 Kawabata et al.
D288191 February 10, 1987 Nakagawa et al.
D329032 September 1, 1992 Maxwell et al.
D335643 May 18, 1993 Hino
D365069 December 12, 1995 Kotanides, Jr. et al.
D367452 February 27, 1996 Hammond
4986325 January 22, 1991 Malsumoto
5105864 April 21, 1992 Watanabe et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
3720908 September 1988 DEX
691958 October 1988 JPX
3086605 April 1991 JPX
404126612 April 1992 JPX
Other references
  • Kelly-Springfield Charger Directional HR Tire, Tire Review Magazine, Sep. 1995, p. 34.
Patent History
Patent number: D387720
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/64,128
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;