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 in 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 a depth as best shown in FIG. 2.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
6352091 March 5, 2002 Hanya
D491517 June 15, 2004 Matsumoto et al.
D491518 June 15, 2004 Miyabe et al.
D493766 August 3, 2004 Hanya
D508017 August 2, 2005 Heinen et al.
6983777 January 10, 2006 Ratliff, Jr.
20060137791 June 29, 2006 Miyabe et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D542217
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 2005
Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Richard Heinen (Habay-la-Neuve), Sebastien Morin (Tellancourt), Nicolas Claude Jean-Claude Froger (Arlon)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/245,146
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/555)