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 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 intermediate stippled surface shading represents a slightly protruding portion as best seen at the top left corner of FIG. 2, and 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

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

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Inventors:	Schmalix; Charles Kenneth (Canal Fulton, OH), Griffin; David Allen (Akron, OH), Grabo; Keith Eric (Brecksville, OH), Sundkvist; Karl Eric (Akron, OH), Pan; Eddy Dong-Rong (Stow, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/221,740
Filed:	January 20, 2005

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/588
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

D382521	August 1997	Consolacion et al.
D415982	November 1999	Consolacion et al.
D432959	October 2000	Lopez
D455997	April 2002	Fierro et al.
D462652	September 2002	Lopez
D483007	December 2003	Brayer et al.
D488770	April 2004	Sundkvist et al.
D492247	June 2004	Schmalix et al.

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