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 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:	Maus; Peter Johann Cornelius (Bullingen, BE), Scharis; Alexandre Andre (Trois-ponts, BE)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/259,090
Filed:	May 2, 2006

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/579; D12/901
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/512,531,532,579,580,586,587,588,589,590,591,600,601,900,901 ;152/209.1,209.8,209.18,455

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D259112	May 1981	Candiliotis
D366019	January 1996	Schuster et al.
D367449	February 1996	Chin et al.
D383102	September 1997	Harris et al.
D388033	December 1997	Scheuren et al.
6129127	October 2000	Nicotina
D437266	February 2001	Poling et al.
D455119	April 2002	Welbes
D488433	April 2004	Umstot et al.
D517977	March 2006	Robert
D527338	August 2006	Suzuki

Other References

Cordovan Wild Tac Radial XRT Tire, 2006 Tread Assistant Computerized Tread Design Guide, TA ID#622. cited by examiner . Sigma Wild Spirit Radial RVT Tire, 2006 Tread Assistant Computerized Tread Design Guide, TA ID#9121. cited by examiner . Marshal Mixtrack KMD01 Tire, 2006 Tread Assistant Computerized Tread Design Guide, TA ID#14700. cited by examiner.

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