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 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
D284363 June 24, 1986 Hinrichsen
D304918 December 5, 1989 Hinrichsen
D336069 June 1, 1993 White
D347413 May 31, 1994 Manestar
D347606 June 7, 1994 Mehta
D350094 August 30, 1994 Anderson et al.
D356059 March 7, 1995 McKisson
D367450 February 27, 1996 Kolowski et al.
D375064 October 29, 1996 McKisson
5137068 August 11, 1992 Loidl et al.
5361816 November 8, 1994 Hitzky
Other references
  • Regul All Season King Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 110, Jan. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D387721
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 27, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Ronald Thomas Harris (Greenspring, WV), Efimia Ellen Rohweder (Uniontown, OH), Michael Alois Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH), Frederick William Miller (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/64,304
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;