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;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 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.

The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves having a depth as best shown in FIG. 2.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D341804 November 30, 1993 Lassan
D365789 January 2, 1996 Lassan et al.
D451440 December 4, 2001 Weber
D460402 July 16, 2002 Ishida et al.
D467535 December 24, 2002 Ishida et al.
D483319 December 9, 2003 Abe
Patent History
Patent number: D490045
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 2003
Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Jerome Marcel Germain Delu (Walferdange), Emmanuel Christian Rene Alfred Robinet (Mertzig), Andre Hardy (Arlon), Roland Paul Close (Burg-Reuland)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: David L. King, Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/191,977
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Uninterrupted Circumferential Rib (D12/519)
International Classification: 1215;