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;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view 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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Patent History
Patent number: D399797
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Kurt Jon Bergstrom (Green, OH), David Earl Walker (Massillon, OH), Perry Watrous Bell (North Lawrence, OH), Efimia Ellen Rohweder (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/74,462
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;