Tire tread

- Bandag Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the tire tread, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the surface of the tire tread and that the opposite edge perspective view is identical to that shown.

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary top view of the tire tread;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side view of the tire tread with the opposite side of the tire tread being the same as that shown in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken generally along lines 4--4 of FIG. 2.

The irregular outer edges of the design shown in FIGS. 1--3 indicate that the tire tread is of indeterminated length.

The broken line showing of shoulder notches is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D288196 February 10, 1987 Ikeda
D405735 February 16, 1999 Hagmaier et al.
Other references
  • Continental RS415N Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 128, Feb. 1996. Dayton Super Highway II Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 131, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D417856
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 21, 1999
Assignee: Bandag Incorporated (Muscatine, IA)
Inventors: Herbert J. Roelle (Muscatine, IA), Junhui Cai (Muscatine, IA)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Foley & Lardner
Application Number: 0/86,266
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;