Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing my 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 a mirror image thereto; and,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the tire tread thereof of FIG. 1.

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D297723 September 20, 1988 Corner
D328577 August 11, 1992 Goergen et al.
D335845 May 25, 1993 Lurois
D384611 October 7, 1997 Harden, Jr.
D399797 October 20, 1998 Bergstrom et al.
D444424 July 3, 2001 Habay
D464315 October 15, 2002 Lopez
D483321 December 9, 2003 Hiroko
Other references
  • Yokohama Y356 Tire, 2003 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2003, p. 106. 3/4.
  • Tread Design Guide, 1992, p. 108, GENERAL XP 2000 ST.
  • Tread Design Guide, 1997, p. 53, MILLER Winter Radial.
  • Tread Design Guide, 1997, p. 103, KUMHO Power Guard A/T 822.
  • Tread Design Guide, 2002, p. 91, KUMHO Power Grip 842.
  • Tread Design Guide, 2002. p. 95, MASTERCRAFT Courser Radial LT.
  • Tread Design Guide, 2002, p. 96, MERIT Durango A/T.
  • Tread Design Guide, 2002, p. 107, SUMITOMO Serengeti Radial A/T.
Patent History
Patent number: D514503
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 12, 2004
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2006
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
Inventors: Charles Bradford Weaver (Greenville, SC), Jeffrey Edmond Godsey (Greenville, SC), Ransarid Jugsujinda (Simpsonville, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: E. Martin Remick
Application Number: 29/211,208