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; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto.

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
D309442 July 24, 1990 Okada
D322950 January 7, 1992 Overhoff et al.
D328582 August 11, 1992 Covert et al.
D328729 August 18, 1992 Maxwell et al.
D341557 November 23, 1993 Ebbott
D349478 August 9, 1994 Himuro
D357218 April 11, 1995 Powell
D385521 October 28, 1997 Ratliff, Jr.
D388039 December 23, 1997 Ratliff, Jr.
D402246 December 8, 1998 Guspodin et al.
D402945 December 22, 1998 Maxwell et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D420628
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 6, 1999
Date of Patent: Feb 15, 2000
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/98,816
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147; D12/142
International Classification: 1215;