Shoulder tread for a tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shoulder 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 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 center tread, sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the shoulder 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 shoulder tread for a tire, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D447449 September 4, 2001 Guspodin
D449803 October 30, 2001 Guspodin et al.
D454815 March 26, 2002 Guspodin et al.
D455682 April 16, 2002 Hutz et al.
D460410 July 16, 2002 Thrasher et al.
D469737 February 4, 2003 Guidry
D495294 August 31, 2004 Ochi et al.
D504388 April 26, 2005 Umstot et al.
D519916 May 2, 2006 Poling et al.
D545267 June 26, 2007 Umstot
Patent History
Patent number: D563312
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 2, 2007
Date of Patent: Mar 4, 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: 29/273,369
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Sidewall Or Shoulder (D12/605)