Tire tread
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread of this invention showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats circumferentially throughout the outer circumference and shoulder of a tire, the opposite side perspective view being an inverted image thereto;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the tire tread thereof of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of a second embodiment of the tire tread of this invention.
In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed groove portions of the tire tread having a depth as best illustrated 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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Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 15, 2003
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 2004
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique, S.A. (Granges Paccot)
Inventors: Patrick Jon Buresh (Bend, OR), Leonard Ricky Pruitt (Taylors, SC), David Scott Morgan (Ferrand), Danny Austin Thrasher (Anderson, SC), Steven Michel Cron (Simpsonville, SC), Matthew Lincoln Hall (Greer, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Robert R. Reed, Christopher Crecente, Martin Farrell
Application Number: 29/186,434
