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 tire;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being identical thereto; 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
D220603 April 1971 Fetty
D442128 May 15, 2001 Allison
D447449 September 4, 2001 Guspodin
D460410 July 16, 2002 Thrasher et al.
D563311 March 4, 2008 Brainerd et al.
D578956 October 21, 2008 Dixon et al.
D578957 October 21, 2008 Bonko et al.
20080210355 September 4, 2008 Harvey et al.
20090107600 April 30, 2009 Missik-Gaffney et al.
Other references
  • Cooper Super Road Service Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 65, Row 3, Item 2.
  • Dean Super Road Service Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 68, Row 1, Item 4.
  • Dunlop Grandtrek TG30 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 69, Row 3, Item 3.
Patent History
Patent number: D610532
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 6, 2007
Date of Patent: Feb 23, 2010
Assignee: The Goodyear Tier & 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: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/288,268
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