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 right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a tire tread, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the second embodiment of a tire tread; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view of the second embodiment of a tire tread.

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
D328443 August 4, 1992 Maxwell et al.
D335843 May 25, 1993 Montag
D335848 May 25, 1993 Maxwell et al.
D340015 October 5, 1993 Maxwell
D340687 October 26, 1993 Maxwell et al.
D340688 October 26, 1993 Maxwell et al.
D347815 June 14, 1994 Montag et al.
D347846 June 14, 1994 Maxwell et al.
D365791 January 2, 1996 Brown et al.
D377921 February 11, 1997 Himuro et al.
D381607 July 29, 1997 Attinello et al.
D382522 August 19, 1997 Ratliff, Jr.
D382523 August 19, 1997 Ratliff, Jr.
Other references
  • Illustration of Tire, Top right of p. 31, Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1993.
Patent History
Patent number: D391206
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Paul Bryan Maxwell (Munroe Falls, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/67,018
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;