Pneumatic tire tread and buttress

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a pneumatic tire tread and buttress showing our new design it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress;

FIG. 2 is a left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a pneumatic tire tread and buttress showing a second embodiment of our new design it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and buttress and is skewed on the left half thereof relative to the right half wherein the grooves match;

FIG. 7 is a left side perspective view of the tread in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side perspective view of the tread in FIG. 6.

The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of the drawings is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Attinello; John S. (Hartville, OH), Glover; William E. (Akron, OH), Landers; Samuel P. (Uniontown, OH), Maxwell; Paul B. (Stow, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
[*] Notice:	The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to September 22, 2006 has been disclaimed.
Appl. No.:	07/616,305
Filed:	November 20, 1990

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/546
Field of Search:	;152/29R,29A,29B,29D ;D12/145-151

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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D283500	April 1986	Graas et al.
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Foreign Patent Documents

	0296605		Jun 1988		EP
	3624408		Feb 1988		DE
	3901624		Aug 1989		DE
	2166095		Apr 1986		GB
	2001265		Mar 1989		GB

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