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 right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational 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
D340894 November 2, 1993 Kobayashi
D350716 September 20, 1994 Bell et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D403282
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 28, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 29, 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: 0/75,992
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;