Tire tread

- Bridgestone Corporation
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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;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the right side thereof, the opposite side being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side perspective view of a tire tread showing a second embodiment of 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. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the right side thereof, the opposite side being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

The broken lines defining the tire sidewall, inner bead, and the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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  • Bennet Garfield, Sears Bridgestone Weatherforce, 2006 Tread Design Guide, 2006, p. 47, vol. 41, Tire Guides, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
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Patent History
Patent number: D613236
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 12, 2008
Date of Patent: Apr 6, 2010
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
Inventors: James G. Guspodin (Akron, OH), Scott H. Smith (New Haven, CT), Francis C. Hausz (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Katrina A Kile
Attorney: Thomas R. Kingsbury
Application Number: 29/324,439
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Uninterrupted Equatorial Circumferential Groove (D12/582)