Tire tread
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats circumferentially throughout the circumference of the tire tread surface and shoulder of a tire, the opposite side perspective view being an inverted image thereto; and,
FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the tire tread thereof of FIG. 1.
In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best shown along the right edge of FIG. 1. The broken line disclosure of the tire sidewall and inner bead is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tire tread, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D464613
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 2001
Date of Patent: Oct 22, 2002
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. (Granges-Paccot)
Inventor: Charles Bradford Weaver (Greenville, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Martin Farrell, Felipe Farley, Alan A. Csontos
Application Number: 29/150,697
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 2001
Date of Patent: Oct 22, 2002
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. (Granges-Paccot)
Inventor: Charles Bradford Weaver (Greenville, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Martin Farrell, Felipe Farley, Alan A. Csontos
Application Number: 29/150,697
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Discrete Tread Blocks Or Ribs Arrayed On Plain Surface (D12/579)
International Classification: 1215;
International Classification: 1215;