Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a tire tread showing my new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire tread, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a slightly reduced side elevational view of the right side thereof;

FIG. 4 is a slightly reduced side elevational view of the left side thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof.

The broken lines defining the tire sidewall and inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D429191
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 28, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 8, 2000
Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc. (Akron, OH)
Inventor: Christopher T. Baker (Peninsula, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Michael Sand, John M. Vasuta
Application Number: 0/116,194
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/146; D12/152
International Classification: 1215;