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 patern 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 identical thereto; 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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4424843 January 10, 1984 Fontaine et al.
D379788 June 10, 1997 Graas
D397650 September 1, 1998 Himuro
D471150 March 4, 2003 Endo et al.
D492247 June 29, 2004 Schmalix et al.
D501179 January 25, 2005 Iga et al.
D512958 December 20, 2005 Allison et al.
Other references
  • Federal Formoza FD1 Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 23. 4/4.
  • Mastercraft Avenger 4×4 Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 38. 4/2.
  • Page 14, Bridgestone Eager and Turanza LS-V tires, Tread Design Guide, Nos. 1/1 and 4/1. Published Jan. 2003.
  • Page 25, Falken S/TZ-04 tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 2/5. Published Jan. 2003.
  • Page 53, Road King Intimidator SR with Uni-T tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 2/5. Published Jan. 2003.
  • Page 96, Nokian Vatiiva tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 3/3. Published Jan. 2003.
  • Page 100, Sonic Apache Radial AP tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 5/5. Published Jan. 2003.
  • Page 19, Dean Wintercat Radial SST tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 1/4. Published Jan. 2004.
  • Page 73, Dean Wildcat Radial A/T tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 5/3. Published Jan. 2004.
Patent History
Patent number: D531114
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 17, 2005
Date of Patent: Oct 31, 2006
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Max Harold Dixon (Kent, OH), Dale Edward Umstot (Atwater, OH), William Butterworth Allison (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Jerry Christos Candiliotis (Uniontown, OH), Michael David Wood (Wadsworth, OH), William Thomas Adams (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/236,488