Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire tread,, the opposite side being substantially the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the right side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof; and,

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

The broken line showing of a tire sidewall is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
G2-91191 October 1994 JPX
DM031076 October 1994 WOX
Other references
  • Nitto Tire Co. advertising insert, Tire Review Magazine, Jun. 1994, pp. 32-33.
Patent History
Patent number: D396674
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 1995
Date of Patent: Aug 4, 1998
Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Timothy J. Lassan (Kent, OH), William C. Hanlon (Medina, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Carmen S. Santa Maria
Application Number: 0/46,818
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;