Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing my new tread design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire tread with the opposite side being the same as for the side shown; and,

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

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

In the drawings, the dark strippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best shown along the right edge of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D336277 June 8, 1993 Himuro et al.
D354026 January 3, 1995 McKisson
D354036 January 3, 1995 McKisson
Other references
  • Madison Winter Radial Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 45, Feb. 1996. Tread Design Guide 1991, p. 22 Dayton Dayton Radial 70. Tread Design Guide 1991, p. 41 Kumho Steel Belted Radial 755. Tread Design Guide 1991, p. 46 Michelin XM+S 300. Tread Design Guide 1991, p. 66 Summit Mega*Trac. Tread Design Guide 1993, p. 17 Brunswick Cientra. Tread Design Guide 1993, p. 20 Continental Contact TS 750. Tread Design Guide 1993, p. 97 General Ameri*550 AS.
Patent History
Patent number: D405405
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 17, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1999
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique
Inventor: Ellen MacDonald Williams (Greer, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Alan A. Csontos, Robert R. Reed
Application Number: 0/78,119
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/150; D12/140
International Classification: 1215;