Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new tread design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire with the opposite side being a mirror image of the side shown;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the tire tread illustrated in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof, wherein the rear elevation, top plan and bottom plan views are the same.

In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best shown in FIG. 3.

The broken line showing of a tire sidewall and inner bead is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D305016 December 12, 1989 Hayakawa et al.
D312062 November 13, 1990 Convert et al.
D340899 November 2, 1993 Kobayashi
D350716 September 20, 1994 Bell et al.
D385240 October 21, 1997 Gauthier
D391907 March 10, 1998 Gauthier
D392923 March 31, 1998 Cagneux et al.
4632166 December 30, 1986 Fontaine et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
1-23252 January 1992 JPX
2-10321 November 1993 JPX
91-4687 February 1992 KRX
Other references
  • Lee Ultra LT 2000 Tire, Tread Design Guide, p. 103, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D403996
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 12, 1999
Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MICHELIN
Inventors: Jacques Espinasse (Clermont-Ferrand), Jean-Guy Parrad (Clermont-Ferrand), Jean-Francois Salvan (Clermont-Ferrand)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Alan A. Csontos, Robert R. Reed
Application Number: 0/78,446
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;