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 of the tread in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the tread in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the tread in FIG. 1.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the inner bead of the sidewall 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.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
93-0556 September 1993 SE
Patent History
Patent number: D437266
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 2000
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 2001
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: David Charles Poling (Uniontown, OH), Phuoc Thuan Le (Attert), Austin Gale Young (Copley, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 29/118,283
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146
International Classification: 1215;