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
U.S. Patent Documents
D340896 November 2, 1993 Kernen
D365069 December 12, 1995 Kotanides, Jr. et al.
D367454 February 27, 1996 van der Meer et al.
D379792 June 10, 1997 Consolacion et al.
D382236 August 12, 1997 Kakegawa et al.
D392227 March 17, 1998 Lim et al.
D394031 May 5, 1998 Galante et al.
Other references
  • Centennial Centrax Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 16, Feb. 1996. Pirelli P4000 E Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 58, Feb. 1996. Toyo 800 Plus Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 73, Feb. 1996. Copending application U.S. No. 29/074,462 filed Jul. 31, 1997. Copending application U.S. No. 29/061,308 filed Oct. 21, 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D405736
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 6, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1999
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Robert Allen Brightwell (Uniontown, OH), Frederick William Miller (Akron, OH), John Robert Kullman (Brunswick, OH), Marc Christopher Nowacki (Uniontown, OH), Dimitrios Verginis (Massillon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/83,326
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;