Tire tread
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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 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.
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.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 25, 2006
Date of Patent: Mar 13, 2007
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Robert Allen Losey (Kent, OH), Paul Bryan Maxwell (Kent, OH), Andrew Edward Morrison (Akron, OH), Karl Eric Sundkvist (Akron, OH), Samuel Patrick Landers (North Canton, OH), Charles Kenneth Schmalix (Canal Fulton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/252,641