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 a mirror image thereof; 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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D491883
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 23, 2003
Date of Patent: Jun 22, 2004
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Samuel Patrick Landers (North Canton, OH), Charles Kenneth Schmalix (Canal Fulton, OH), David Charles Poling (Uniontown, OH), Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. (Clinton, OH), Robert Allen Losey (Kent, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: David L. King, Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/185,145
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/553)
International Classification: 1215;