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: D556670
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 14, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 4, 2007
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Sebastien Willy Fontaine (Burden), Sebastien Morin (Tellancourt), Kenneth Jenner Powell (Vaux-sur-Sure), Vincent Dominique Claude Rion (Rameldange), Michel Marguerite Walther Ghislain Constant (Bastogne), Edouard Leon Hoffmann (Kehmen), Marc Hubert (Chatillon)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/270,076
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/553)