Tire tread

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 oppposite 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
D290826 July 14, 1987 Nakaseko
D294812 March 22, 1988 Takeuchi
D294930 March 29, 1988 Slagh
D301857 June 27, 1989 Clunk et al.
D317741 June 25, 1991 Kuroda
D334370 March 30, 1993 White
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4877072 October 31, 1989 Fontaine
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Foreign Patent Documents
2182505 July 1990 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D392922
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 21, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Richard Heinen (Habay-la-Neuve)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowdski
Application Number: 0/67,844
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;