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 outer surface and shoulder circumference of the tire tread, the opposite side perspective view being identical thereto;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the tire tread thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of another embodiment of the tire tread, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire tread, and that the appearance of the shoulders and sidewalls thereof are identical to that shown and described in FIG. 1.

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

Referenced Cited
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D347818 June 14, 1994 Loser et al.
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4854358 August 8, 1989 Takeuchi
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Other references
  • Tread Design Guide, 1992, p. 98, Cordovan wild Trac Radial XRT. Tread Design Guide, 1992, p. 122, Multi-Mile Wild Country Radial XRT. Tread Design Guide, 1992, p. 129, Sigma Stampede Radial XRT. Tread Design Guide, 1997, p. 137, Dunlop SP231A. Tread Design Guide, 1997, p. 131, Continental HT63. Tread Design Guide, 1997, p. 154, Michelin XDA2. Michelin Tire Corporation Dealer Catalog p. 38, XDHT Specification.
Patent History
Patent number: D416837
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 31, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 23, 1999
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
Inventor: Ralston Horace Moore (Fontain Inn, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Alan A. Csontos, Robert R. Reed
Application Number: 0/98,492
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;