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 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

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

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Inventors:	Schmalix; Charles Kenneth (Canal Fulton, OH), Shondel; Jonathan James (Massillon, OH), Maxwell; Paul Bryan (Kent, OH)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/252,785
Filed:	January 27, 2006

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/553
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/551,552,553,554,555,556,583,586,587,588,589,590,600 ;152/209.1,209.9,209.25,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D397650	September 1998	Himuro
D402945	December 1998	Maxwell et al.
D416836	November 1999	Himuro
D455116	April 2002	Graas et al.
D456765	May 2002	Weber et al.
D471149	March 2003	Endo et al.
D471150	March 2003	Endo et al.
D472515	April 2003	Hutz et al.
D491134	June 2004	Brayer et al.
D491881	June 2004	Ebiko et al.
D491883	June 2004	Landers et al.
D500983	January 2005	Lo
D504388	April 2005	Umstot et al.
6968881	November 2005	Ratliff et al.
D512958	December 2005	Allison et al.

Other References

Toyo Proxes ST Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 58. 2/1. cited by examiner . Bridgestone Potenza RE050 RFT Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 12. 4/1. cited by examiner.

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