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 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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D392226
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 25, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 17, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: John Alan Howald (Uniontown, OH), Jerold Robert Buenger (Hartville, OH), Karl Eric Sundkvist (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/68,623
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/141; D12/149
International Classification: 1215;