Tire tread
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformy 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 a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof;
FIG. 5 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;
FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the tread in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the tread in FIG. 5, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view of the tread in FIG. 5.
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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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 10, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Max Harold Dixon (Bedford, PA), Samuel Eubanks Reckley (LaVale, MD), Joseph Henry Laco (Cresaptown, MD), Keith Eric Grabo (Brecksville, OH), William Eugene Glover (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/75,822
International Classification: 1215;
