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 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 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
D313781 January 15, 1991 Kuroda
D370439 June 4, 1996 Feider et al.
D394034 May 5, 1998 Feider et al.
D395626 June 30, 1998 Gillard et al.
Other references
  • BF-Goodrich G-Force T/A, 2005 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2005, p. 9. 1/5.
  • Bridgestone Eager, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 12. 3/4.
Patent History
Patent number: D554053
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 28, 2006
Date of Patent: Oct 30, 2007
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Georges Gaston Feider (Bettborn), Phuoc Thuan Le (Attert), Jobst Meyer-Adlung (Ingeldorf), Jean-Francois Cazin-Bourguignon (Audun-le-Tiche), Pascal Patrick Steiner (Diekirch), Audrey Marie Paule Simon (Watermael-Boitsfort)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Katrina A Kile
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/262,205
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