Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view being identical thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective 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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D265303 July 6, 1982 Yokoyama
D341113 November 9, 1993 Binsfeld et al.
D350095 August 30, 1994 Anderson et al.
D350508 September 13, 1994 Evraert
D367450 February 27, 1996 Kolowski et al.
Other references
  • Hoosier Radial HT Tire, Tire Review Magazine, p. 24, Jan. 1995. Falken Tire Illustration, Tire Review Magazine, p. 1, Sep. 1995. Avon CR22 Tire, 1995, Tread Design Guide, p. 9, Jan. 1995. Federal High Traction 171 Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 91, Jan. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D391205
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Herbert Hedges Schad, deceased (late of Hyndman, PA), Efimia Ellen Rohweder (Uniontown, OH), Michael Alois Kolowski (Mogadore, OH), Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH), Frederick William Miller (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/64,920
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;