Tire tread

- Bandag Incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a tire tread in accordance with my new design, 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 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;

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

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken generally along the line 6--6 of FIG. 2.

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

The irregular outer edges of the design shown in FIGS. 1-3 & 5-6 indicate that the tire tread is of indeterminate length.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D339775 September 28, 1993 Himuro et al.
D352488 November 15, 1994 Siramy
D395414 June 23, 1998 Grosskopf et al.
Other references
  • Atlas (Canada) Roadhawk A/T Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide. p. 80, Feb. 1996 .
Patent History
Patent number: D420951
Type: Grant
Filed: May 29, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 22, 2000
Assignee: Bandag Incorporated (Muscatine, IA)
Inventor: Junhui Cai (Muscatine, IA)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Foley & Lardner
Application Number: 0/88,650
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;