Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing my new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire 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 fragementary front view thereof.

The broken line showing of the tire sidewall and the innermost line outside of it to define the peripheral boundary of the tread in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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  • Goodyear Eagle GS-N tire, 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 29, second row, far right. Co-Pending U.S. application No. 08/376,207, file Jan. 20, 1995. U.S. Pat No. 5,824,169.
Patent History
Patent number: D409535
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 9, 1996
Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: John Steven Attinello (Hartville, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/91,489
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;