Tire tread

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 side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

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

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the inner bead of the sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall 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.

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Inventors:	Robert; Michel Pierre Charles (Sibret, BE)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/076,008
Filed:	August 28, 1997

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/602
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/136-138,140,142-151 ;152/29R,29A,29D

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D268103	March 1983	Corner
D269336	June 1983	Yurkovich
D288192	February 1987	Nakatani
D289993	May 1987	Fukuchi
D295733	May 1988	Adam et al.
D296314	June 1988	Ghilardi
D313383	January 1991	Enoki
D329626	September 1992	Goergen et al.
D336453	June 1993	Patel
D344049	February 1994	Brown et al.
D348423	July 1994	Himuro et al.
D350316	September 1994	Sulkowski
D380982	July 1997	Hutz
D384310	September 1997	Szyms
D385830	November 1997	Borgeson
5085259	February 1992	Goergen et al.
5464051	November 1995	Beard et al.

Other References

Falken Radial A/P Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 93, Feb. 1996. . Co-Pending S.N. 29/053,455 for Scheuren et al.--Filed Apr. 23, 1996, now US Pat D386,470. . Co-Pending S.N. 29/059,208 for Scheuren et al.--Filed Sep. 5, 1996, now US Pat D385,520. . Goodyear Wrangler P-Metric, p. 98 "1997 Tread Design Guide"..

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lewandowski; T. P.