Tire tread

- Tire Mart, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, showing my new design, the design being repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial front elevational view of the design of FIG. 1.

Throughout the drawings lines drawn in phantom indicate a tire as environment for the new tire tread design and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2150107 March 1939 Shields
2203617 June 1940 Hale
2241227 May 1941 Wait et al.
2403309 July 1946 Smith
D145348 August 1946 Bigelow
D161234 December 1950 Bigelow
D161235 December 1950 Bigelow
D168364 December 1952 Martin
3000421 September 1961 Hack et al.
3495644 February 1970 Wittneben
3736971 June 1973 Paul et al.
D285672 September 16, 1986 Igarashi et al.
D386732 November 25, 1997 Green
D461764 August 20, 2002 Green
Other references
  • Firestone Rock Grip Excavator Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 162. 2/5.
Patent History
Patent number: D471510
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2002
Date of Patent: Mar 11, 2003
Assignee: Tire Mart, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventor: Michael L. Green (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP
Application Number: 29/160,463
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Diagonal Groove (D12/563)
International Classification: 1215;