Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the tread pattern continues uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire 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 view thereof.

In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best shown in FIG. 2; 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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D294812 March 22, 1988 Takeuchi
D301857 June 27, 1989 Clunk et al.
D317741 June 25, 1991 Kuroda
D334362 March 30, 1993 Stone et al.
D347606 June 7, 1994 Mehta
D367450 February 27, 1996 Kolowski et al.
5078190 January 7, 1992 Wissbrock et al.
5200008 April 6, 1993 Enterline et al.
Other references
  • Firestone Firehawk SS10 Tire, Tire Review Magazine, Jun. 1995, p. 53. Photograph of The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company's FT1603 Commercial Tire. No date given.
Patent History
Patent number: D388373
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 1997
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Michel Alfred Marie Oscar Breny (Holzthum), William Urbano Villamizar (Mersch)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/50,631
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;