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, shown at a reduced scale; and,

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, shown at a reduced scale.

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
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D92383 June 1934 Althen
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D333456 February 23, 1993 Woo
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Pirelli Asymmetrical Tire, Modern Tire Dealer Magazine, p. 24, Feb. 1995. Continental Super Contact CH51/CV51/CZ51 Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 16, Jan. 1995. Heritage Mega Toque Plus 2 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 38, Feb. 1996. Yokohama Nexus Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 77, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D393613
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Randall Raymond Brayer (North Canton, OH), Christopher Paul Johenning (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/66,233
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;