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 a mirror image thereof; and,

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

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the tire inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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  • Dunlop SP351 Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 84 Jan. 1994. Bridgestone R250F Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 120 Jan. 1994. Michelin ZT-1 Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 145 Jan. 1994. Reynolds Ultra-Tech GTV+4 Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 59 Jan. 1995. Goodyear Tire AD, Top Right Illustration, Tire Review Magazine, Apr. 1994, p. 5. Goodyear Tire AD, Far Right Illustration, Tire Review Magazine, Jun. 1994, pp. 42-43 Jun. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D388370
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 12, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Austin Gale Young (Copley, OH), Daniel Edward Schuster (North Royalton, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: R. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/59,519
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;