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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D342047 December 7, 1993 Takahashi
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D397653 September 1, 1998 Heinen
D398890 September 29, 1998 Harpes et al.
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D409956 May 18, 1999 Gerresheim et al.
D442127 May 15, 2001 Allison
D451866 December 11, 2001 Ratliff et al.
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D456763 May 7, 2002 Graas
D459291 June 25, 2002 Ratliff et al.
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D470101 February 11, 2003 Heinen
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Patent History
Patent number: D559769
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 14, 2006
Date of Patent: Jan 15, 2008
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Richard Heinen (Habay-la-Neuve), Pascale de Briey-Terlinden (Attert), Sebastien Morin (Tellancourt), Pierre Bernard Raoul Brochet (Luxembroug), Sebastien Willy Fontaine (Burden)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/270,077
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Uninterrupted Equatorial Circumferential Rib (D12/551)