Tire tread
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being undestood 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, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 4 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.
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Patent History
Patent number: D425829
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 17, 1999
Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Darrell Edwin Covert (East Canton, OH), Craig David Miller (Norton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/111,072
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 17, 1999
Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Darrell Edwin Covert (East Canton, OH), Craig David Miller (Norton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/111,072
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D12/146
International Classification: 1215;
International Classification: 1215;