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 other 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.

Claims

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

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Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D531955
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 2005
Date of Patent: Nov 14, 2006
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Sebastien Willy Fontaine (Burden), Sebastien Morin (Bissen), Kenneth Jenner Powell (Vaux-sur-Sure), Vincent Dominique Rion (Rameldange), Michel Marguerite Walther Ghislan Constant (Bastogne), Edouard Leon Hoffmann (Kehmen), Marc Hubert (Chatillon)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/243,857
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/588)