Center tread for a tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a center tread for a tire 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 shoulder tread, sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the center tread for a tire and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a center tread for a tire, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D320967 October 22, 1991 Covert et al.
D388038 December 23, 1997 Ratliff, Jr.
D390178 February 3, 1998 Maxwell
D403624 January 5, 1999 Ratliff, Jr.
D444423 July 3, 2001 Ratliff, Jr.
Patent History
Patent number: D560594
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 2, 2007
Date of Patent: Jan 29, 2008
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: John Fleming Brainerd, II (Medina, OH), Brian David Digman (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Delwyn Lovell Harvey (North Canton, OH), Eric Matthew Luecke (Doylestown, OH), Lisa Marie Missik-Gaffney (North Jackson, OH), Timothy Michael Rooney (Munroe Falls, OH), Dinghong Yan (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/273,311