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 perspective view.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the inner bead of the sidewall and the peripheral boundary between tje 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:	Fierro; Anthony John (Uniontown, OH), Bergstrom; Kurt Jon (Tallmadge, OH), Legge; Kevin Christopher (Uniontown, OH), Griffin; David Allen (Akron, OH), Sevart; Jeffrey Leon (Akron, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/105,681
Filed:	May 28, 1999

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/596
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/136-152 ;152/209.1,209.8,209.9,209.11,209.13,209.28,900,902,903

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D283695	May 1986	Walker et al.
D301445	June 1989	Terada
D334371	March 1993	Hodges
D350099	August 1994	Manestar
D350102	August 1994	Evraert et al.
D350513	September 1994	Mehta et al.
D364369	November 1995	Graas
D365053	December 1995	White
D381000	July 1997	White
D382236	August 1997	Kakegawa et al.
D384623	October 1997	Schuster
D389103	January 1998	Hashimoto et al.
D393612	April 1998	Hino
D399797	October 1998	Bergstrom et al.
5386861	February 1995	Overhoff et al.
5454411	October 1995	Weyrich et al.

Other References

National Akuret Metric Tire, 1998 Tread Design Guide, p. 54. 1/5, Jan. 1998. . Dan Wildcat H/T Radial LT Tire, 1998 Tread Design Guide, p. 89. 2/2, Jan. 1998. . Marshal Power Guard A/T 822 Tire, 1998 Tread Design Guide, p. 104. 2/5, Jan. 1998. . Kumho Tire, Center Illustration, Modern Tire Dealer Magazine, p. 3, Jan. 1997..

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