Tread of a tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread of a tire, it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and that the opposite side perspective view is a mirror image of that shown; and,

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the tire tread design shown in FIG. 1.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the tire inner bead are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D310648 September 18, 1990 Armellin
D333455 February 23, 1993 Hlmuro et al.
D335643 May 18, 1993 Hino
D344918 March 8, 1994 Graas
D395625 June 30, 1998 Mori
D396676 August 4, 1998 Croyle
D405739 February 16, 1999 Hitzky et al.
2770279 November 1956 Harrison
Foreign Patent Documents
0952120 1996 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D412469
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 23, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 3, 1999
Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin--Michelin & Cie (Clermont-Ferrand Cedex)
Inventor: Maurice Picard (Cebazat)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/86,930
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/141
International Classification: 1215;