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 repeated 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
D262202 December 8, 1981 Hammond et al.
D263041 February 16, 1982 Ingley
D308190 May 29, 1990 Fetty et al.
D380995 July 15, 1997 Grosskopf
D388034 December 23, 1997 Le et al.
4320790 March 23, 1982 Corner et al.
4823855 April 25, 1989 Goergen et al.
4913208 April 3, 1990 Anderson et al.
5078190 January 7, 1992 Wissbrock et al.
5115850 May 26, 1992 Crump et al.
5147478 September 15, 1992 Nock et al.
Other references
  • Centennial C455 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 127, Feb. 1996. Yokohama TY503 Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 164, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D411491
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 27, 1998
Date of Patent: Jun 29, 1999
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Richard Winfield Harden, Jr. (Tallmadge, OH), Austin Gale Young (Copley, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/87,149
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/148
International Classification: 1215;