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 in FIGS. 1 through 5 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
6439286 August 27, 2002 Baumhofer et al.
D483004 December 2, 2003 Schomburg et al.
D490046 May 18, 2004 Fukunaga
D502911 March 15, 2005 Sato
Other references
  • Dean Wildcat Radial A/T Tire. 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 19. 2/2.
  • Kumho I'Zen XW KW17 Tire. 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 35. 1/1.
  • Marshal I'Zen KW15 Tire. 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 37. 3/3.
Patent History
Patent number: D524234
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 2005
Date of Patent: Jul 4, 2006
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Charles Kenneth Schmalix (Canal Fulton, OH), Eric Matthew Luecke (Doylestown, OH), Jeremy Edward Whisner (Akron, OH), Jerry Christos Candiliotis (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/241,535
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/521)