Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern is repeated 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 view thereof.

The broken line showing of the tire shidewall in the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • Academy Custom Touring Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 8, Jan. 1995. Lee Ultra HR 765 Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 42, Jan. 1995. Goodyear Workhorse Radial Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 95, Jan. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D394031
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 21, 1996
Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Richard Louis Galante (Akron, OH), Terrell Dean Windham (Hartville, OH), Colleen Anne Nowacki (Uniontown, OH), Jay Kevin Lawrence (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/61,308
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;