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 sidewall and inner bead 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
D367453 February 27, 1996 Consolacion
D456769 May 7, 2002 Dixon et al.
D465763 November 19, 2002 Umstot et al.
Other references
  • Cooper SRM II Radial LT Tire, Cooper Light Trucks And SUV Radial Tire Brochure #860-N81-6489, May 1999, p. 10.*
  • Goodyear Eagle #1 Nascar Radial Tire, Tire Review Magazine, Sep. 2000, p. 105.*
  • Continental HDL Tire (right illustration), Modern Tire Dealer Magazine, Apr. 2001, p. 35.*
  • Delta Akuret Grip Plus Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 25. 4/2.*
  • Eldorado ZR1 Radial A/S Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 28. 2/3.*
  • Bridgestone M773 SWP Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 80. 3/1.
Patent History
Patent number: D473843
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 18, 2002
Date of Patent: Apr 29, 2003
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Phuoc Thuan Le (Attert), Franck Jean-Louis Nicolas Bouffay (Luxembourg), Pascal Steiner (Diekirch)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David L. King
Application Number: 29/154,216
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600)
International Classification: 1215;