Tire tread

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the patern 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 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.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Dixon; Max Harold (Kent, OH), Umstot; Dale Edward (Atwater, OH), Allison; William Butterworth (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Candiliotis; Jerry Christos (Uniontown, OH), Wood; Michael David (Wadsworth, OH), Adams; William Thomas (North Canton, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/236,488
Filed:	August 17, 2005

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29215704	Oct 22, 2004

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/587; D12/900
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/534,537,551,552,553,554,555,556,586,587,588,589,590,591,900 ;152/209.1,209.11,209.13,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

4424843	January 1984	Fontaine et al.
D379788	June 1997	Graas
D397650	September 1998	Himuro
D471150	March 2003	Endo et al.
D492247	June 2004	Schmalix et al.
D501179	January 2005	Iga et al.
D512958	December 2005	Allison et al.

Other References

Federal Formoza FD1 Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 23. 4/4. cited by examiner . Mastercraft Avenger 4.times.4 Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 38. 4/2. cited by examiner . Page 14, Bridgestone Eager and Turanza LS-V tires, Tread Design Guide, Nos. 1/1 and 4/1. Published Jan. 2003. cited by other . Page 25, Falken S/TZ-04 tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 2/5. Published Jan. 2003. cited by other . Page 53, Road King Intimidator SR with Uni-T tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 2/5. Published Jan. 2003. cited by other . Page 96, Nokian Vatiiva tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 3/3. Published Jan. 2003. cited by other . Page 100, Sonic Apache Radial AP tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 5/5. Published Jan. 2003. cited by other . Page 19, Dean Wintercat Radial SST tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 1/4. Published Jan. 2004. cited by other . Page 73, Dean Wildcat Radial A/T tire, Tread Design Guide, No. 5/3. Published Jan. 2004. cited by other.

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