Flower tread pattern for tires

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Description

The sole FIGURE is a frontal head-on view of the flower tread pattern for tires.

For ease of illustration, only a short section of the tire tread design is shown in the drawing. It is understood that the pattern repeats uniformly along the vertical axis throughout the circumference of the tire.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flower tread pattern for tires, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D43983 May 1913 Averns
D50644 April 1917 Blynt
D53940 October 1919 Smith
D56723 December 1920 Heskett
D81210 May 1930 Smith
D84963 August 1931 Smith
D127835 June 1941 Wiener
D135645 May 1943 Wiener
D136908 December 1943 Tobler
D138146 June 1944 Tobler
D140259 February 1945 Tobler
Other references
  • Nitto Limited Edition NT808 Tire, Lowrider Magazine, Dec. 1998, p. 91.
Patent History
Patent number: D478038
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 25, 2002
Date of Patent: Aug 5, 2003
Inventors: Toyoko Y. Driver (Lincoln City, OR), Onawa Louise Driver (Gleneden Beach, OR), Paul Lee Driver (Lincoln City, OR)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Application Number: 29/156,427
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Simulative (D12/503); D15/605
International Classification: 1215;