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 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 in FIGS. 1 through 4 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
D397970 September 8, 1998 Le et al.
D448707 October 2, 2001 Maziarka et al.
D457855 May 28, 2002 Bawin et al.
D458215 June 4, 2002 Le
D458580 June 11, 2002 Young et al.
D464933 October 29, 2002 Welbes
D498206 November 9, 2004 Cazin-Bourguignon et al.
D500288 December 28, 2004 Maziarka et al.
D504391 April 26, 2005 Maziarka
D504865 May 10, 2005 Maziarka et al.
Other references
  • Cavalier Trail A/P Tire, 2006 Tread Assistant Computerized Tread Design Guide, TA ID#7788.
  • Japanese Office Action dated Apr. 16, 2007, citing p. 4048 of the “Official Design Patent Gazette” on Sep. 30, 1998.
Patent History
Patent number: D569334
Type: Grant
Filed: May 2, 2006
Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Miroslaw Bogdan Maziarka (Ettelbruck), Herve Marcel Henri Beauguitte (Colmar-Berg)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/259,107