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 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
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Patent History
Patent number: D403630
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 1999
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Paul Bryan Maxwell (Munroe Falls, OH), Darrell Edwin Covert (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/80,620
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147; D12/144
International Classification: 1215;