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 right side elevational view thereof, the other side being a mirror image of the right side thereof; 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 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:	Reid; Kevin Alan (Asheville, NC), O'Neill; Adrian Thomas (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Miller; Craig David (Norton, OH), Landers; Samuel Patrick (Uniontown, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/116,585
Filed:	January 5, 2000

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/555
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/134-152 ;152/209.1,209.8,209.9,209.11,209.12,209.13,209.28,900,901,902,903

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D325015	March 1992	Maxwell et al.
D357218	April 1995	Powell
D374200	October 1996	Kinoshita
D379787	June 1997	Maxwell et al.
D396674	August 1998	Lassan et al.
D396676	August 1998	Croyle
D397650	September 1998	Himuro
D400137	October 1998	Heinen et al.
D405035	February 1999	Graas
5435364	July 1995	Hasegawa et al.
5849119	December 1998	Ishida et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	DM/031 076		Oct 1994		WO

Other References

Hankook Ventus Plus 405 Tire, 1998 Tread Design Guide, p. 37. 1/4, Jan. 1998. . Nitto NT-500 Tire, 1998 Tread Design Guide, p. 55. 2/4, Jan. 1998..

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