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 defininig 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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Patent History
Patent number: D405739
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 16, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1999
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Leo Joseph Hitzky (Walferdange), Christian Labbe (Meix-le-Tige), Claude Lardo (Luxembourg)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/85,062
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;