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
D402240 December 8, 1998 Hubbell, Jr.
D413286 August 31, 1999 Umstot et al.
D432467 October 24, 2000 Guspodin et al.
D450018 November 6, 2001 Harris et al.
D459296 June 25, 2002 Umstot et al.
D462654 September 10, 2002 Nopper et al.
D480990 October 21, 2003 Fujiyoshi
D488433 April 13, 2004 Umstot et al.
D492643 July 6, 2004 Robert
D512683 December 13, 2005 Dumigan et al.
D531111 October 31, 2006 Fukunaga
Other references
  • Kingstone Driver a Tire, 2006 Tread Assistant, the Computerized Tread Design Guide, TA ID#4835.
Patent History
Patent number: D554056
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 7, 2006
Date of Patent: Oct 30, 2007
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: William Butterworth Allison (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Dale Edward Umstot (Atwater, OH), Shannon Joseph Hughes (Rootstown, OH), Keith Douglas Buckley (Stow, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/262,645
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/601)