Application of William F. Billingsley

SMITH, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the Primary Examiner’s rejection of claims 49 and 50 of appellant’s application for a patent on a vehicle tire.

Claim 49, which is representative of the appealed claims is as follows:

“49. A tire adapted for good traction in soft ground as well as on hard wet surfaces of pavement and ice and packed snow, said tire having a reinforced body and a tread of resilient rubber material, said tread comprising a pair of axially spaced composite traction elements extending…