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 throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the oppposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view.

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: D415079
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 3, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 1999
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Richard Heinen (Habay-la-Neuve), Berend Albert Hemmes (Ettelbruck), Georges Nicolas Hilbert (Moutfort)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/93,123
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;