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 that does not form any part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3875986 April 1975 Boileau
D285297 August 26, 1986 Manestar et al.
D351818 October 25, 1994 Pierot et al.
D352488 November 15, 1994 Siramy
D374850 October 22, 1996 Wohlfahrt
D384619 October 7, 1997 Attinello et al.
D418457 January 4, 2000 Roelle et al.
D420951 February 22, 2000 Cai
7017634 March 28, 2006 Radulescu et al.
Other references
  • GT Radial GTR 378 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 26, row 2, item 5.
  • 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.
  • Michelin XC-LT4 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 84, row 3, item 5.
Patent History
Patent number: D616357
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 5, 2008
Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
Assignee: Bridgestone Bandag, LLC (Muscatine, IA)
Inventor: Andrew Cerny (Riverside, IA)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/294,986
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600)