Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire tread, the opposite side being substantially the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the right side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational 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 line showing of a tire inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D273856 May 15, 1984 Vogler
D283212 April 1, 1986 Martini et al.
D318445 July 23, 1991 Diensthuber
D328271 July 28, 1992 Guspodin et al.
D343375 January 18, 1994 Himuro et al.
D347606 June 7, 1994 Mehta
D354466 January 17, 1995 Regallis et al.
D365053 December 12, 1995 White
Patent History
Patent number: D390816
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 1998
Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Timothy J. Lassan (Kent, OH), Bill J. Wallet (Marshallville, OH), Joseph F. Molnar (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Carmen S. Santa Maria
Application Number: 0/53,692
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;