Wide tire tread
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wide tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated over the outer circumference and shoulder of the tire, the opposite side being the same as that illustrated;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the tread pattern of FIG. 1 showing our new design for the wide tire tread.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the wide tire tread of our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated over the outer circumference and shoulder of the tire, the opposite side being the same as that illustrated; and,
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the tread pattern of FIG. 3 showing our new design for the wide tire tread.
The broken line showing of a tire sidewall and inner bead is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having indeterminate depth.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 7, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 2000
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
Inventors: Paul Phillip Grosskopf (Greenville, SC), Ralston Horace Moore (Fountain Inn, SC), Ibrahim Mustafa Janajreh (Fountain Inn, SC), Jean-Paul Gauthier (Riom)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Alan A. Csontos, Robert R. Reed, Martin Farrell
Application Number: 0/111,960
International Classification: 1215;
