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 right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 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.

Referenced Cited
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D329033 September 1, 1992 Maxwell
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Patent History
Patent number: D401895
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Joseph Louis Aull (New Philadelphia, OH), Jeffrey Joe McElfresh (Ravenna, OH), Karl Eric Sundkvist (Akron, OH), Piotr Janusz Wesolowski (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Wolfgang Gnoerich (Mersch)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/63,989
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;