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 a mirror image thereof; 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 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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5173136 December 22, 1992 Agarwal et al.
D402245 December 8, 1998 Bonko et al.
6260594 July 17, 2001 Bonko et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D477808
Type: Grant
Filed: May 8, 2002
Date of Patent: Jul 29, 2003
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Mark Leonard Bonko (Uniontown, OH), Guillermo Raul Kapitanchuk (Copley, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David L. King
Application Number: 29/160,272
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Discrete Tread Blocks Or Ribs Arrayed On Plain Surface (D12/544)
International Classification: 1215;