Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throught the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view therof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, shown at a reduced scale, 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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D92383 June 1934 Althen
D305016 December 12, 1989 Hayakawa et al.
D328729 August 18, 1992 Maxwell et al.
D330882 November 10, 1992 Hasegawa
D333456 February 23, 1993 Woo
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D377159 January 7, 1997 Shirai et al.
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5421391 June 6, 1995 Himuro
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Foreign Patent Documents
M 92 05 891 May 1995 DEX
M 94 07 109 October 1995 DEX
Other references
  • Pirelli Asymmetrical Tire, Modern Tire Dealer Magazine, p. 24, Feb. 1995. Continental Super Contact CH51/CV51/CZ51 Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 16, Jan. 1995. Heritage Mega Toque Plus 2 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 38, Feb. 1996. Yokohama Nexus Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 77, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D400133
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Christopher Paul Johenning (Wadsworth, OH), Randall Raymond Brayer (North Canton, OH), John Janis Taube (Tallmadge, OH), Terry John Waibel (Wadsworth, OH), Thomas Carl Evans (Copley, OH), Christopher Alan Mantheiy (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/66,222
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;