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 claimed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves having a depth as best shown in FIG. 2.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D583752
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 24, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 2008
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Francois Pierre Georges (Stavelot), Michel Etienne Joseph Marquet (Bastogne), Roland Willibrord Krier (Biwer)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/263,467
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/553)