Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a 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 the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

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

The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best shown in FIG. 2; the broken lines defining the tire sidewall and inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D254246 February 19, 1980 Peron
D301024 May 9, 1989 Himuro et al.
D328581 August 11, 1992 Loser
D339557 September 21, 1993 Lurois
D350099 August 30, 1994 Manestar
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Other references
  • Telstar Tyre Ad, Tire Review Magazine, p. 37, Jan. 1996. Bridgestone G04 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 13, Feb. 1996. Federal Super Steel 725 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 27, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D400834
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 10, 1998
Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Leonard F. Blankenship (Sterling, OH), John J. Regallis (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Application Number: 0/78,267
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;