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 repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and that the front, left side and right side elevational views thereof are mirror images of FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, respectively.

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: D400132
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 20, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Paul Bryan Maxwell (Munroe Falls, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/78,249
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;