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 throughtout 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 a mirror image thereof; 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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D407678
Type: Grant
Filed: May 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 6, 1999
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Max Harold Dixon (Bedford, PA), Samuel Eubanks Reckley (La Vale, MD), Joseph Henry Laco (Cresaptown, MD), Keith Eric Grabo (Brecksville, OH), William Eugene Glover (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/88,301
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;