Tire tread

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing my 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 elevational view being a mirror image thereof; 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.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Maxwell; Paul Bryan (Kent, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/218,263
Filed:	November 30, 2004

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/544
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/541,544,547,548,549,550,552,553,554,555,556,558,559,560,561,563,564,565,566,567,576,579,586,588,589,590,591,602,603,604,605 ;152/209.01,209.08,209.09,209.18,209.25,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D333644	March 1993	Kawabata et al.
5454411	October 1995	Weyrich et al.
D377329	January 1997	Hamamoto et al.
D412687	August 1999	Ratliff, Jr.
D413287	August 1999	Brown et al.
D413288	August 1999	Brown et al.
D414727	October 1999	Brown et al.
6530405	March 2003	Brown et al.
D487055	February 2004	Rooney et al.
D487056	February 2004	Rooney et al.
D487057	February 2004	Rooney et al.
D496328	September 2004	Shondel et al.
D504104	April 2005	Seifert

Other References

Toyo Open Country Mud-Terrain Tire, 2003 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2003, p. 104. 1/4..

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