Tire tread

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being undestood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire, and that the broken line illustrates the location of a sidewall and bead, but forms no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of the tire tread illustrated in FIG. 1.

In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having the depth shown along the right edge of FIG. 1.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D290244 June 9, 1987 Ghilardi
D411820 July 6, 1999 Hagmaier et al.
D430514 September 5, 2000 Bethea et al.
D437265 February 6, 2001 Hagmaier et al.
Other references
  • Delta Durango A/T Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 85. 3/1.*
  • Marshal Power Guard MT 833 Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 97. 4/5.*
  • Tread Design Guide, 2002: Toyo M615Z, p. 148.
Patent History
Patent number: D483720
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 18, 2003
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 2003
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
Inventors: Peter S. Pang (Greer, SC), Brian Patrick Gannon (Mauldin, SC), Philippe Lallement (Greer, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Martin Farrell, Christopher P. Crecente, Robert R. Reed
Application Number: 29/177,941
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Interrupted Equatorial Circumferential Groove (D12/602)
International Classification: 1215;