Tire tread

- Bandag Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a tire in accordance with my new design it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly througout the surface of the tire tread and that the opposite edge perspective view is identical to that shown;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken generally along the line 4--4 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken generally along the line 5--5 of FIG. 2.

The broken lines in FIG. 1, 2 & 5 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The irregular outer edges of the design shown in FIG. 1-4 indicate that the tire tread is of indeterminate length.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D334361 March 30, 1993 Croissant
D336065 June 1, 1993 Patel
D402941 December 22, 1998 Teeple et al.
D405400 February 9, 1999 Teeple et al.
4320790 March 23, 1982 Corner et al.
Other references
  • National Chaparral A/T Metric Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide. P. 55, Feb. 1996. Medalist Sport King A/T Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide. P. 106., Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D418091
Type: Grant
Filed: May 29, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 28, 1999
Assignee: Bandag Incorporated (Muscatine, IA)
Inventor: Jeffrey Ronald Slutz (Muscatine, IA)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Foley & Lardner
Application Number: 0/88,676
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;