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;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof.

In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed groove portions of the tire tread having 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
D350926 September 27, 1994 Hutz
D354028 January 3, 1995 Hutz
D370197 May 28, 1996 Graas et al.
D390514 February 10, 1998 Guspodin et al.
D432467 October 24, 2000 Guspodin et al.
D460407 July 16, 2002 Moore
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D596113 July 14, 2009 Kawakami et al.
D596114 July 14, 2009 Kawakami et al.
D614122 April 20, 2010 Seibert
Other references
  • Tread Design Guide, 2004, p. 13, Bridgestone Turanza EL42.
  • Tread Design Guide, 2004, p. 59, Trivant Defender Sport.
  • Tread Design Guide, 2007, p. 25, Goodyear Viva Touring.
Patent History
Patent number: D625249
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 2008
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 2010
Assignee: Michelin Recherche Et Technique (Granges-Paccot)
Inventors: Damon Lee Christenbury (Fountain Inn, SC), Julia M. Jeter (Simpsonville, SC), Claude Chastang (Clermont-Ferrand), Kevin R. Reim (Simpsonville, SC), Thomas Jeffrey Woloszyn (Taylors, SC)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: Katrina A Kile
Attorney: Dority & Manning, P.A.
Application Number: 29/326,262
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/521)