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 framentory 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
  • Seiberling Falcon Sport Radial Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 62, Jan. 1995. Ultra-Tech Radial GT Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 71, Jan. 1995. Goodyear Workhorse Radial Tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 95, Jan. 1995. Co-op Pacemark Sr Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 17, Feb. 1996. Pos-A-Traction Miramas SPR Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 59, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D405741
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1999
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Michael Joseph Weber (Mogadore, OH), Darrell Edwin Covert (North Canton, OH), Samuel Patrick Landers (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/85,748
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;