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;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the tire tread, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the tread in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the tread in FIG. 5, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the tread in FIG. 5;

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: D432960
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 12, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 31, 2000
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Georges Gaston Feider (Bettborn), Jean-Michel Gillard (Mersch)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/96,370
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;