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:	Beauguitte; Herve Marcel Henri (Colmar-Berg, LU), Maziarka; Miroslaw Bogdan (Ettelbruck, LU), Le; Phuoc Thuan (Attert, BE), Bortolet; Lionel Jean-Marie (Gorcy, FR)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/264,457
Filed:	August 10, 2006

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/600
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

5137068	August 1992	Loidl et al.
D350929	September 1994	Attinello et al.
D390515	February 1998	Godsey et al.
D397970	September 1998	Le et al.
D421584	March 2000	Lovell et al.
D448707	October 2001	Maziarka et al.
D448709	October 2001	Le
D449024	October 2001	Lovell et al.
D451455	December 2001	Helt
D457855	May 2002	Bawin et al.
D458215	June 2002	Le
D458897	June 2002	Weber et al.
D464933	October 2002	Welbes
D473843	April 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.
D528500	September 2006	Le et al.
D533498	December 2006	Scheuren et al.

Other References

Bridgestone (Europe) M721 Tire, 2006 Tread Assistant, Computerized Tread Design Guide, TA ID#15423. cited by examiner . Nexen Roadian HT (LTR) Tire, 2006 Tread Assistant, Computerized Tread Design, TA ID#17940. cited by examiner . Merkur (A) MK47 Tire, 2006 Tread Assistant, Computerized Tread Design Guide, TA ID#11319. cited by examiner.

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