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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Patent History
Patent number: D554055
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 10, 2006
Date of Patent: Oct 30, 2007
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Herve Marcel Henri Beauguitte (Colmar-Berg), Miroslaw Bogdan Maziarka (Ettelbruck), Phuoc Thuan Le (Attert), Lionel Jean-Marie Bortolet (Gorcy)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/264,457
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600)