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, the other side being a mirror image thereof; and,

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

In the drawings, the broken line showing of a sidewall, inner bead, and peripheral boundary between the tire and sidewall depicts environmental subject matter and forms no part of the claim.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D589435
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 5, 2006
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 2009
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: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/267,115
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Diagonal Groove (D12/563)