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; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image 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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375-596-A June 1990 EPX
Other references
  • Heritage Mega Toque Plus 2 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 38, Feb. 1996. Pirelli Winter 190P Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 59, Feb. 1996. Dick Cepek New Giant Puller Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 86, Jan. 1995. General XP 2000x4 Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 93, Jan. 1995. 1997 Tread Design Guide, Uniroyal Rallye RTT-1 Design. Co-Pending Docket #DN1997013, Filed Feb. 7, 1977, for Graham Stanley Ball et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D395627
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 7, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 30, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Graham Stanley Ball (Staffordshire), Christopher Paul Johenning (Wadsworth, OH), John Janis Taube (Tallmadge, OH), Janet Lynn Melia (Akron, OH), Christopher Alan Mantheiy (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/68,883
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/149
International Classification: 1215;