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, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; 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: D428368
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 28, 1999
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 2000
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Ronald Thomas Harris, deceased (late of Greenspring, WV), Paul Keyser Blackiston, III (Ridgeley, WV), James McSherry Williams (Cumberland, MD), Joseph Henry Laco (Cresaptown, MD)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/107,145
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/142
International Classification: 1215;