Central circumferential tread for a tire

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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; and,

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the intermediary tread, shoulder tread, sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the central circumferential tread and intermediary tread are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D504105
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 15, 2004
Date of Patent: Apr 19, 2005
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: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/207,529
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/553)