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 in FIGS. 1 through 4 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves having a depth as best shown in FIG. 2.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Le; Phuoc Thuan (Attert, BE), Bouffay; Franck Jean-Louis Nicolas (Luxembourg, LU), Steiner; Pascal Patrick (Diekirch, LU), Cazin-Bourguignon; Jean-Francois (Audun-le-Tiche, FR)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/242,707
Filed:	November 14, 2005

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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

D301132	May 1989	Himuro et al.
D365051	December 1995	Brayer et al.
D392605	March 1998	Le et al.
D423419	April 2000	Kemp et al.
D450292	November 2001	Graas et al.
D478863	August 2003	Le et al.
D480045	September 2003	Durand et al.
D497875	November 2004	Le et al.
D500288	December 2004	Maziarka et al.
D504865	May 2005	Maziarka et al.
D506722	June 2005	Nonaka

Other References

Michelin Pilot Alpin Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 42. 1/2. cited by examiner . Goodyear Wrangler ST Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 2/5. cited by examiner.

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