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 sidewall and inner bead 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:	Portnoy; Aleksandr Boris (Mayfield Heights, OH), Sundkvist; Karl Eric (Akron, OH), Muhl; John Siegfried (Wadsworth, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/168,220
Filed:	September 27, 2002

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/579
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500,501,502,512,520,544,552,579,587,593,602 ;152/209.1,209.11,209.12,209.13,209.18

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D92281	May 1934	Anderson
D112993	January 1939	Hardeman
D157953	April 1950	Hawkinson
D158031	April 1950	Wilcox
D167779	September 1952	Steadman
D175214	July 1955	French
4649976	March 1987	Cherveny et al.
D303364	September 1989	Graas et al.
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5211779	May 1993	Tomioka et al.
D342927	January 1994	Thomas
D393236	April 1998	Rowe
D411492	June 1999	Young
D422540	April 2000	Lo

Other References

Atlas Roadmark Drive Radial I Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 120. 2/3.* . Vanderbilt Roadmark Radial Drive I Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 154. 4/4.* . Goodyear Unisteel G178 SS Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 132. 1/4..

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: King; David L.