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.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D534857
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 2, 2004
Date of Patent: Jan 9, 2007
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: David Charles Poling (Uniontown, OH), Charles Kenneth Schmalix (Canal Fulton, OH), Eric John Marazzi (Akron, OH), Randall Raymond Brayer (San Angelo, TX), Robert Allen Losey (Kent, OH), Walter Dale Allen (Akron, OH), Samuel Patrick Landers (North Canton, OH), Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr. (Commerce Township, MI)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/206,637