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 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
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5135038 August 4, 1992 Graas et al.
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D350513 September 13, 1994 Mehta et al.
D377922 February 11, 1997 Van der Meer et al.
D390174 February 3, 1998 White
D444424 July 3, 2001 Habay
D505384 May 24, 2005 Kageyama
Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D549643
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 15, 2005
Date of Patent: Aug 28, 2007
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
Inventors: Robert C. Radulescu (Simpsonville, SC), Jeffrey Edmond Godsey (Greenville, SC), Rangsarid Jugsujinda (Payathai Bangleole)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: E. Martin Remick
Application Number: 29/238,397
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600)