Tire tread
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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 a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view; and,
FIG. 5 is an alternate embodiment of the tire tread of FIG. 2 above, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and that the side elevational views thereof are a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 3.
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.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 10, 2000
Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Kevin Alan Reid (Asheville, NC), Craig David Miller (Norton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: David E Wheeler, T P Lewandowski
Application Number: 29/118,526
International Classification: 1215;