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; and,

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof.

In the drawings, the recessed groove portions of the tire tread have 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 depicts environmental subject matter that 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
D444424 July 3, 2001 Habay
D460405 July 16, 2002 Schmidt
D535939 January 30, 2007 Gordon et al.
D541734 May 1, 2007 Yoshiya
D549643 August 28, 2007 Radulescu et al.
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D564957 March 25, 2008 Yoshida et al.
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Foreign Patent Documents
000257134-0001 February 2005 EM
Other references
  • Tread Design Guide, 2007, p. 114, Kumho 983.
  • Tread Design Guide, 2007, p. 129, Toyo M87.
Patent History
Patent number: D615027
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 2008
Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique (Granges-Paccot)
Inventors: Lawrence O. Williamson (Simpsonville, SC), Lee A. Montgomery (Piedmont, SC)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Katrina A Kile
Attorney: Dority & Manning, P.A.
Application Number: 29/325,358
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Zigzag Type (D12/583)