Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the tread 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 view thereof.

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D274805 July 24, 1984 Dalmas
D287841 January 20, 1987 Ono
D288079 February 3, 1987 Takehara
D294134 February 9, 1988 Graas
D298115 October 18, 1988 Kuroda
D313209 December 25, 1990 Minamitani et al.
D323310 January 21, 1992 Nakatani
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D340891 November 2, 1993 Patel
D344477 February 22, 1994 Lardo
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4550756 November 5, 1985 Hinkel
5361815 November 8, 1994 Loser et al.
Other references
  • Atlas Radial A/W Tire, Tread Design Guide, p. 73, Jan. 1994. El Dorado Bravada A/S Steel Radial Tire, Tread Design Guide, p. 24, Jan. 1995. Marshal Power Pace 765 Tire, Tread Design Guide, p. 44, Jan. 195.
Patent History
Patent number: D389102
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 13, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Jean-Michel Gillard (Mersch), Georges Gaston Feider (Bettborn), Jean-Claude Alie (Bastogne)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: David L. King
Application Number: 0/58,045
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;