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 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;

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

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the shoulder of the tire tread.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D294135 February 9, 1988 Wallet
D299331 January 10, 1989 Wallet
D345721 April 5, 1994 Baus
D364133 November 14, 1995 Baus et al.
D427951 July 11, 2000 Takei et al.
D451855 December 11, 2001 Minami
Other references
  • Mastercraft M-R 833-D Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 44. 3/4.
Patent History
Patent number: D500286
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 17, 2003
Date of Patent: Dec 28, 2004
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. (Grange-Paccot)
Inventors: Sylvain Leynaert (Champanelle), Danny Austin Thrasher (Anderson, SC), Thomas Jeffery Woloszyn (Taylors, SC), Keith Ronald Ward (Simpsonville, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Christopher P. Crecente, E. Martin Remick, Alan A. Csontos
Application Number: 29/190,447
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Uninterrupted Equatorial Circumferential Groove (D12/582); Zigzag Type (D12/583); Sidewall Or Shoulder (D12/605)
International Classification: 1215;