Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, 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 side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall and inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D458582
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 6, 2001
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2002
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Christophe Rodicq (Thionville), Phuoc Thuan Le (Attert), Jean-Francois Cazin-Bourguignon (Audun-le-Tiche), Jean-Paul Pomes (Nobressart), Christian Jean-Marie Roger Bawin (Saint-Georges sur-Meuse)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David L. King
Application Number: 29/151,758
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Uninterrupted Equatorial Circumferential Rib (D12/586)
International Classification: 1215;