Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of 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 elevtional view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof.

The broken lines depecting the tire inner bead and 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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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Big O Legacy TMR Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 10, Jan. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D394034
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 29, 1997
Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Georges Gaston Feider (Bettborn), Jean-Michel Gillard (Mersch), Susan Marie Spaeth (Strassen)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: David L. King
Application Number: 0/70,364
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;