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 right side elevational view thereof, the other side being a mirror image of the right side thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, 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.

The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves having a depth as best shown in FIG. 2.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D332767 January 26, 1993 Tsuda et al.
D384609 October 7, 1997 Gillard et al.
D470443 February 18, 2003 Slingluff et al.
Other references
  • Kelly-Springfield Navigator Gold Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 41. 1/2.
Patent History
Patent number: D481671
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 2002
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 2003
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Georges Gaston Feider (Bettborn), Richard Winfield Harden, Jr. (Tallmadge, OH), Jobst Meyer-Adlung (Ingeldorf), John Michael Maloney (Akron, OH), Franck Jean-Louis Nicolas Bouffay (Luxembourg)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David L. King
Application Number: 29/173,092
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/601)
International Classification: 1215;