Tire tread

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire, the opposite side being the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the right side thereof, the opposite side being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front plan view thereof.

The broken lines defining the tire sidewall and inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form 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: D498456
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 6, 2002
Date of Patent: Nov 16, 2004
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: John J. Regallis (Akron, OH), Richard J. Wright (Wadsworth, OH), Richard W. Gillmore (Fairview Park, OH), Naota Yamagishi (Copley, OH), Francis J. Byrne (Medina, OH), Atsushi Miyasaka (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Michael Sand, Michael R. Huber
Application Number: 29/170,522
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/588)
International Classification: 1215;