Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a new design for a tire tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, the opposite side elevation view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional elevation view taken on lines 6--6 of FIG. 5.

The broken line showing of a tire sidewall and inner bead is for illustrative pruposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D317427 June 11, 1991 Enoki et al.
D317737 June 25, 1991 Enoki et al.
D380995 July 15, 1997 Grosskopf
D390170 February 3, 1998 Stone et al.
4854358 August 8, 1989 Takeuchi
4936363 June 26, 1990 Schuster et al.
5154216 October 13, 1992 Ochiai et al.
5246049 September 21, 1993 Ramcke et al.
5535798 July 16, 1996 Nakamura
Other references
  • Michelin XZA2 Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 1997, p. 154.
Patent History
Patent number: D413556
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 7, 1999
Assignee: Hankook Tire Mfg., Co., Ltd (Kangnam-Ku Seoul)
Inventors: Dennis W. Krupa (Kent, OH), Patrick M. Keating (Cuhahoga Falls, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Hudak & Shunk Co. LPA
Application Number: 0/97,360
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/141
International Classification: 1215;