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 ;

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

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken generally along lines 5--5 of FIG. 2 .

The irregular outer edges of the design shown in FIGS. 1 -3 and 5 indicate that the tire tread is of indeterminate length.

The broken lines in FIGS. 2 and 4 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D243757 March 22, 1977 Hayakawa et al.
D309592 July 31, 1990 Shomura
D325014 March 31, 1992 Galante et al.
Other references
  • Bridgestone V Steel Mix VSX Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 82, Feb. 1996. Cavalier Radial Traction King R/V Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 84, Feb. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D418457
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 1998
Date of Patent: Jan 4, 2000
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: 0/86,262
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;