Tire tread

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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 tread, the opposite side being the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the opposite side being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the right side thereof;

FIG. 4 is side elevational view of the left side thereof; and,

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

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall depict environmental subject matter that forms 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: D597925
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 10, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 11, 2009
Assignee: Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (Nashville, TN)
Inventors: Paula R. Lundgren (Akron, OH), Scott H. Smith (New Haven, CT), Todd Buxton (Barberton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Thomas R. Kingsbury
Application Number: 29/329,154