Tire tread for a vehicle tire

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 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:	Lange; Bernd (Buckeburg, DE), Buchinger-Barnstorf; Thomas (Wennigsen, DE)
Assignee:	Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH (Hanover, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/344,312
Filed:	September 28, 2009

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jun 23, 2009 [EM]			1558180-0001

Current U.S. Class:	D12/561; D12/901
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500,502,568,571,574,577-579,586-604,900,901 ;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

D340892	November 1993	Loeffler
D452200	December 2001	Campana et al.
D517472	March 2006	Allison
D599281	September 2009	Scheuren
D619081	July 2010	Nicolas et al.
D627710	November 2010	Rodicq et al.

Other References

Continental HDR Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 105, row 1, item 5. cited by examiner . Matador DH 1 Lug Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 121, row 3, item 2. cited by examiner.

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