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 in FIGS. 1 through 4 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:	Maziarka; Miroslaw Bogdan (Ettelbruck, LU), Beauguitte; Herve Marcel Henri (Colmar-Berg, LU)
Assignee:	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/259,107
Filed:	May 2, 2006

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/600; D12/580
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

D397970	September 1998	Le et al.
D448707	October 2001	Maziarka et al.
D457855	May 2002	Bawin et al.
D458215	June 2002	Le
D458580	June 2002	Young et al.
D464933	October 2002	Welbes
D498206	November 2004	Cazin-Bourguignon et al.
D500288	December 2004	Maziarka et al.
D504391	April 2005	Maziarka
D504865	May 2005	Maziarka et al.

Other References

Cavalier Trail A/P Tire, 2006 Tread Assistant Computerized Tread Design Guide, TA ID#7788. cited by examiner . Japanese Office Action dated Apr. 16, 2007, citing p. 4048 of the "Official Design Patent Gazette" on Sep. 30, 1998. cited by other.

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