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;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the opposite side thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary 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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D294239 February 16, 1988 Graas
D346142 April 19, 1994 Consolacion et al.
D367025 February 13, 1996 Faulk et al.
D381302 July 22, 1997 Rohweder et al.
D400833 November 10, 1998 Legge et al.
D402242 December 8, 1998 Guspodin et al.
4982774 January 8, 1991 Evertz
5407005 April 18, 1995 Consolacion et al.
Other references
  • Goodyear Eagle RS-A Tire, Goodyear Performance Tire Brochure No. 006400, Jan. 1998. Summit Mega Plus Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 73, Jan. 1997. Pending Patent Application filed Dec. 16, 1998, Ser. No. 29/097,880, our reference DN1998202.
Patent History
Patent number: D418785
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 5, 1999
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 2000
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Timothy Patrick Lovell (Peninsula, OH), Andrew Arpad Kunos (Stow, OH), Eric John Marazzi (Akron, OH), Michael Joseph Weber (Mogadore, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/100,145
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;