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 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.

The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having the depth shown at the top and bottom of FIG. 2.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D362220 September 12, 1995 Van Emburg
D368056 March 19, 1996 Morishita et al.
D379336 May 20, 1997 Hanlon et al.
D383718 September 16, 1997 Graas et al.
D391204 February 24, 1998 Harpes et al.
D405035 February 2, 1999 Graas
D441327 May 1, 2001 Graas
D456763 May 7, 2002 Graas
D464311 October 15, 2002 Graas
Patent History
Patent number: D512960
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 11, 2004
Date of Patent: Dec 20, 2005
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Maurice Graas (Reichlange), Marco Joseph Eicher (Schrondweiler), Michel Marguerite Walther Ghislain Constant (Bastogne)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/214,855
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/561)