Tread for a tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of my new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tread for a tire, the opposite side being substantially a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is an opposite side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view taken from FIG. 2.

The broken lines defining the tire inner bead are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D155065 September 1949 Bete
D255674 July 1, 1980 Menin
D256008 July 22, 1980 Menin
D303365 September 12, 1989 Bonko
D303366 September 12, 1989 Bonko
D303779 October 3, 1989 Bonko
D304320 October 31, 1989 Bonko
D309125 July 10, 1990 Bonko et al.
D333453 February 23, 1993 Cook et al.
D336269 June 8, 1993 Hinrichsen et al.
D350093 August 30, 1994 Fukushima
D363907 November 7, 1995 Bonko
D371097 June 25, 1996 Fukushima
4982773 January 8, 1991 Bonko
4982775 January 8, 1991 Matsumoto
Other references
  • U.S. Royal Earth Mover Full Traction Tire, U.S. Royal Tubeless and Tubed Off-Road Tires, Sales and Engineering Manual, p. 7, Mar. 1959. Goodyear Rear Wheel Industrial Torpoe Radial Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 194, Jan. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D388844
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 29, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 6, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Mark Leonard Bonko (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: David L. King
Application Number: 0/58,946
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;