Tire tread for a vehicle tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread for a vehicle tire, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial front view thereof.

The vehicle tire pattern is repeated uniformly around the circumference of the structure. The dash-dot lines showing the boundaries of the illustrated detail and the broken lines depicting the sidewall of the tire do not form part of the claim.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Buchinger-Barnstorf; Thomas (Wennigsen, DE)
Assignee:	Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH (Hanover, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/344,313
Filed:	September 28, 2009

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jun 23, 2009 [EP]			001558198

Current U.S. Class:	D12/588; D12/900; D12/590
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500,502,503,568,571,574,577-579,586-591,604,900,901 ;152/209.1,209.3,209.18,209.19,209.22,209.25,209.27,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D51996	April 1918	Shriver
D183741	October 1958	Herzegh
D394029	May 1998	Gillard et al.
D429480	August 2000	Bonko
D481671	November 2003	Feider et al.
D588528	March 2009	de Barsy
D608727	January 2010	Brown et al.
7836926	November 2010	Suzuki

Other References

Continental TouringContact AS Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, P. 13, Row 2, Item 2. cited by examiner . Double Coin RT 500 Tire; 2006 Tread Design GUide, P. 109, Row 2, Item 2. cited by examiner . Westlake CR976A Tire; 2006 Tread Design Guide, P. 139, Row 2, Item 4. cited by examiner.

Primary Examiner: Rademaker; Garth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Greenberg; Laurence A. Stemer; Werner H. Locher; Ralph E.