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 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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Other references
  • Yokohama Y755 Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 121, Jan. 1995. General Ameri*Freight Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 139, Feb. 1996. Goodyear HI Miler CS 2 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p.141, Feb. 1996. Spiegel Catelog, p. 22, "First Line Rayon Cord" (copy attached) no date given. 1975 Tread Design Guide, B.F. Goodrich Milesaver Radial Steel H.D.B. (copy attached). "Tire Review", p. 22 (copy attached), Feb. 1976.
Patent History
Patent number: D403626
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 17, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 1999
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: 0/81,226
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/142
International Classification: 1215;