Tire tread and buttress

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tire tread and buttress showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is another perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of FIG. 1 on a reduced scale;

FIG. 5 is another side elevational view of FIG. 1 on a reduced scale;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of a tire tread and buttress showing another embodiment of our design;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is another perspective view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of FIG. 7 on a reduced scale;

FIG. 11 is another side elevational view of FIG. 7 on a reduced scale; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of FIG. 7.

The pattern is understood to be repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress and the solid line segments between the outer edges of the shoulder ribs are for the purpose of defining the peripheral boundary of the tread and buttress and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken line showing of the tire sidewall in the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tire tread and buttress, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Montag; Sean D. (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Ratliff; Billy J. (Inkster, MI), Maxwell; Paul B. (Stow, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	07/748,162
Filed:	August 19, 1991

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/528
Field of Search:	;D12/136,138,146-151 ;152/29R,29A,29B,29D

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D314737	February 1991	Covert et al.
D318036	July 1991	Maxwell et al.

Primary Examiner: Gandy; James M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lewandowski; T. P.