Tire tread

- Bridgestone Bandag, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated over the circumference of the tire.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view of the tire tread of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary plan view of the tire tread of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view of another embodiment of a tire tread, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated and suitable for use with a tire as in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary plan view of the tire tread of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view of yet another embodiment of a tire tread, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated and suitable for use with a tire as in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary plan view of the tire tread of FIG. 6.

The broken lines in the views depict environmental structure that is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not form any part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Sigma Shadow Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 47, row 4, item 1.
  • Futura Futura Scrambler Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 72, row 3, item 2.
  • Oliver Winter Trac Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 238, row 4, item 1.
  • Michelin® Retreads New Product Bulletin, Sep. 7, 2006 (2 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D609174
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 28, 2007
Date of Patent: Feb 2, 2010
Assignee: Bridgestone Bandag, LLC (Muscatine, IA)
Inventor: Junhui Cai (Naperville, IL)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/277,524