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 side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged framentary 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.

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Other references
  • Cordovan Power King Radial Hwy Lt tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 87 Feb. 1996. Cordovan Power King Super Highway Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 87, Feb. 1996. Kelly-Springfield Safari CSR Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 102, Feb. 1996. Continental HS41 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 128, Feb. 1996. YKS K-88 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 163, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D402236
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Ronald Thomas Harris (Greenspring, WV), Patrick Joseph King (Cumberland, MD), Paul Keyser Blackiston, III (Ridgeley, WV), Mark Andrew Murphy (Ridgeley, WV), Joseph Henry Laco (Chesaptown, MD), Samuel Eubanks Reckley (LaVale, MD), Terrence Lee Parsons (Fort Ashby, WV)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/76,751
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/142
International Classification: 1215;