Tire tread

Latest The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Patents:

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
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 of the tire 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
U.S. Patent Documents
D157953 April 1950 Hawkinson
D275747 October 2, 1984 Motomura et al.
4503898 March 12, 1985 Hitzky
D294687 March 15, 1988 Stelzer
D308189 May 29, 1990 Hinrichsen et al.
D328581 August 11, 1992 Loser
D334361 March 30, 1993 Croissant
D334369 March 30, 1993 Christenbury
D335270 May 4, 1993 Lurois
D365063 December 12, 1995 Lurois et al.
D375064 October 29, 1996 McKisson
D379606 June 3, 1997 Lurois et al.
D379607 June 3, 1997 Lurois et al.
D380181 June 24, 1997 Maruyama et al.
D383712 September 16, 1997 Scheuren et al.
D384613 October 7, 1997 Le et al.
D392605 March 24, 1998 Le et al.
D393434 April 14, 1998 Breny et al.
D397970 September 8, 1998 Le et al.
D402937 December 22, 1998 Robert
D402939 December 22, 1998 Lurois et al.
D415455 October 19, 1999 Moore
D416837 November 23, 1999 Moore
D425457 May 23, 2000 Gillard et al.
D442124 May 15, 2001 Takada
D445373 July 24, 2001 Wohlgamuth
D448709 October 2, 2001 Le
Other references
  • Woosng SM-751 Tire, 200 Tread Design Guide, 1/200, p. 74. 2/5.*
  • Woosung SM-705 Tire, 200 Tread Design Guide, 1/200, p. 117. 3/2.*
  • Winston Winner G/T Tire, Modern Tire Dealer Magazine, Oct. 1999, p. 70.*
  • Michelin XDE 1 Tire, Michelin Commercial Light Truch Tire and Truck Tire Data Book (2nd Edition), p. 34.
Patent History
Patent number: D458215
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 9, 2001
Date of Patent: Jun 4, 2002
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Phuoc Thuan Le (Attert)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David L. King
Application Number: 29/146,436
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600); Tire Tread Including Tie Bar (D12/901)
International Classification: 1215;