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 opposite side being a identical thereto; and,

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

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, 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.

In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having the depth shown at the top and bottom of FIG. 2.

Claims

The ornamental Design for a tire tread, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Allen; Paul Bryson (Akron, OH), Miller; Craig David (Copley, OH), Maxwell; Paul Bryan (Kent, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/209,817
Filed:	July 21, 2004

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/579
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/551,552,553,574,579,586,587,588,594,595,598,600,601,900,901 ;152/209.1,209.9,209.13,209.25,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D313580	January 1991	Himuro et al.
D325013	March 1992	Vaughn-Lindner et al.
D325186	April 1992	Pulte, Jr.
D350102	August 1994	Evraert et al.
D371096	June 1996	Manestar
D384918	October 1997	Guspodin et al.
D387719	December 1997	Brown et al.
D429479	August 2000	Fierro et al.
D488772	April 2004	Kunos et al.
6736175	May 2004	Carra et al.
D498208	November 2004	Cazin-Bourguignon et al.

Other References

Co-op Country Squire A/P Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 77. 1/1.* . American Radial L/T Prospector A/T Tire, 2003 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 68. 1/5.* . Star Trail Buster Radial APR Tire, 2003 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 101. 1/5..

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: O'Planick; Richard B.