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 repeats circumferentially throughout the outer circumference and shoulder of a tire;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof.

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 top and bottom edges of FIG. 2. 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
D390818 February 17, 1998 De Barsy et al.
D397066 August 18, 1998 Grosskopf et al.
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D462048 August 27, 2002 Potier
D462655 September 10, 2002 Zurita
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Foreign Patent Documents
000636550-0001 January 2007 EM
000770409-0001 August 2007 EM
Other references
  • 2007 Tread Design Guide, p. 120, Michelin XZL.
  • 2007 Tread Design Guide, p. 143, Continental TGD2.
  • 2007 Tread Design Guide, p. 143, Continental STL3.
  • 2007 Tread Design Guide, p. 154, Michelin XADN.
Patent History
Patent number: D593485
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 5, 2008
Date of Patent: Jun 2, 2009
Inventors: John R. Davidson, Jr. (Greenville, SC), Joseph A. Stain (Shelby, NC), Paul Phillip Grosskopf (Greenville, SC), Robert C. Radulescu (Simpsonville, SC)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Carolyn G. Uldrick
Application Number: 29/322,442