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 inner bead and 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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Patent History
Patent number: D456769
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 8, 2001
Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Max Harold Dixon (Bedford, PA), Robert John Hermann (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Paul Keyser Blackiston, III (Massillon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David L. King
Application Number: 29/143,187
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600); Tire Tread Including Feature Within Groove (D12/900)
International Classification: 1215;