Wide tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wide tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated over the outer circumference and shoulder of the tire, the opposite side perspective view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the tread pattern of FIG. 1 showing our new tread pattern for the wide tire tread.

The broken line disclosure of the tire sidewall and inner bead is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. In the drawings, the dark stippled shading in the groove area of the tread surface represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having recesses best illustrated by the top and bottom boundaries of FIG. 2.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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D399461 October 13, 1998 Lurois et al.
D422896 April 18, 2000 Merino
Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D460404
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 30, 2001
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 2002
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
Inventors: Ibrahim Mustafa Janjareh (Greenville, SC), Ralston Horace Moore (Fountain Inn, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Martin Farrell, Robert R. Reed, Alan A. Csontos
Application Number: 29/145,810
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tessellated (D12/580)
International Classification: 1215;