Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view of a tire tread, showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire tread;

FIG. 2 is a left rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of the tire sidewall in the darwing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best shown in FIG. 3.

Referenced Cited
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D301855 June 27, 1989 Ono
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Other references
  • Bridgestone Potenza RE92 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 11, Jan. 1996. Brunswick Defender SRX+4 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 1996. Sears Guardsman 40 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 64, Jan. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D390514
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 10, 1998
Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Akron, OH)
Inventors: James G. Guspodin (Akron, OH), Bill J. Wallet (Marshallville, OH), Timothy J. Lassan (Kent, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Carmen S. Santa Maria
Application Number: 0/67,349
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;