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 right side elevational view thereof; the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, 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
D271754 December 13, 1983 Jansen et al.
D326075 May 12, 1992 Covert et al.
D365791 January 2, 1996 Brown et al.
5658404 August 19, 1997 Brown et al.
Other references
  • Mastercraft Courser Steel Radial Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 45. 2/4.*
  • Roadmaster Roughneck A/T Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 104. 4/4.*
  • Sumitomo Serengeti Radial A/T Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 107. 3/5.*
  • Teknor Apex All Trak Light Truck/Commercial Vehicle Traction Design Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, p. 238. 1/2.
Patent History
Patent number: D488772
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 29, 2003
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 2004
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Andrew Arpad Kunos (Kent, OH), David Lee Bair (Hudson, OH), Timothy Patrick Lovell (Uniontown, OH), Mark Anthony Canankamp (Akron, OH), Paul Bryan Maxwell (Kent, OH), Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. (Clinton, OH), James Oral Hunt (Akron, OH), Stephanie Carol Brown (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: David L. King, Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/180,700
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Interrupted Equatorial Circumferential Groove (D12/602)
International Classification: 1215;