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 other side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

In the drawing, the broken lines defining the shoulder tread, sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the center tire tread and the shoulder tread 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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D574318
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2007
Date of Patent: Aug 5, 2008
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Charles Joseph Ashton (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Eric Matthew Luecke (Doylestown, OH), Daniel Abe Alford (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Matthew John Neidert (Akron, OH), Jeremy Edward Whisner (Akron, OH), Jay Joseph Robinson (Stow, OH), Eric John Marazzi (Tallmadge, OH), Shannon Joseph Hughes (Rootstown, OH), Jonathan James Shondel (Massillon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/286,541
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/553)