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 reduced scale side elvevational 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 the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for the tire tread, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D459696
Type: Grant
Filed: May 17, 2001
Date of Patent: Jul 2, 2002
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Michel Pierre Charles Robert (Sibret), Austin Gale Young (Copley, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David L. King
Application Number: 29/142,055