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Tire tread

Granted 29 Sep 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · originally Goodyear Tire and Rubber

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Inventors: Michael Alois Kolowski, Stephanie Carol Brown, Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 2 Jul 1997
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US D398887
granted 29 Sep 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, 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 right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof.

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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AUAU-134276-SS3 Jul 199831 Dec 1997publishedA tyre

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