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 a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front 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 illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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Patent History
Patent number: D389788
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 15, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 27, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Richard Louis Galante (Akron, OH), Terrell Dean Windham (Hartville, OH), Colleen Anne Nowacki (Uniontown, OH), Jay Kevin Lawrence (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/50,362
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 15, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 27, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Richard Louis Galante (Akron, OH), Terrell Dean Windham (Hartville, OH), Colleen Anne Nowacki (Uniontown, OH), Jay Kevin Lawrence (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/50,362
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D12/146
International Classification: 1215;
International Classification: 1215;