Pneumatic tire tread and buttress

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof with the opposite side being substantially a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary perspective view thereof.

The broken lines depicting the tire inner bead and sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire buttress and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form 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:	Cercek; Edward P (Mogadore, OH), Slingluff; Mark D (North Canton, OH)
Assignee:	Kumho & Co, Inc (Kwangju, KR)
Appl. No.:	D/099,199
Filed:	January 15, 1999

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/579
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/136-152 ;152/209.1,209.8,209.9,209.11,209.13,209.16,209.18,209.19,209.28,900,901,902,903

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D284179	June 1986	Kemp
D294815	March 1988	Nagayasu
D336269	June 1993	Hinrichsen et al.
D400479	November 1998	Baus
D402244	December 1998	Ando et al.
3986545	October 1976	Montagne
4982775	January 1991	Matsumoto

Other References

Cooper Discoverer Radial STT Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 20, Jan. 1997. . Bridgestone M857 Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 129, Jan. 1997. . Toyo M610Z Tire, 1997 Tread Design Guide, p. 164, Jan. 1997..

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Milliken; Paul E Weber; Ray L Germain; Lee A