Tire tread

- Bandag Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a tire tread, illustrating the novel design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary top plan view of the tire tread illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary side view of the tire tread illustrated in FIG. 1, with the opposite side view of the tire tread being identical to that shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the tire tread illustrated in FIG. 1, taken generally along line 4-4 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of the tire tread illustrated in FIG. 1, taken generally along line 5--5 of FIG. 2.

The broken line showing of sipes on the tread and shoulder block surfaces of the claimed design is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. The irregular outer edges of the design shown in FIGS. 1-3 indicate that the tire tread is of indeterminate length.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D248227 June 20, 1978 Jamain
D254246 February 19, 1980 Peron
5031680 July 16, 1991 Kajikawa et al.
Other references
  • Hercules MRX Plus IV Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 39, Jan. 1997. Merit Metric RST Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 50, Jan. 1997. Cordovan Power King TR827 Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 133, Jan. 1997.
Patent History
Patent number: D420311
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 3, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 2000
Assignee: Bandag Incorporated (Muscatine, IA)
Inventor: Sameh S. Sidhom (Davenport, IA)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Foley & Lardner
Application Number: 0/97,304
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147; D12/148
International Classification: 1215;