Tire tread
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly througout 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 elevational 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 ullustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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Patent History
Patent number: D388037
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 6, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 23, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Efimia Ellen Rohweder (Uniontown, OH), Frederick William Miller (Akron, OH), Michael Alois Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH), Paul Bryan Maxwell (Munroe, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/63,420
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 6, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 23, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Efimia Ellen Rohweder (Uniontown, OH), Frederick William Miller (Akron, OH), Michael Alois Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH), Paul Bryan Maxwell (Munroe, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/63,420
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D12/147
International Classification: 1215;
International Classification: 1215;