Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing my new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats circumferentially throughout the outer circumference and shoulder of a tire, the opposite side perspective view being identical thereto;

FIG. 2 is a full front elevation view of the tire tread thereof of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 3 is a side view of the tire thread thereof of FIG. 1.

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 is for illustrative purposes only and 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
D354032 January 3, 1995 Grosskopf
D390510 February 10, 1998 Stone et al.
D414725 October 5, 1999 Kemp, Jr.
D454535 March 19, 2002 Kemp, Jr.
D471512 March 11, 2003 Weaver
D604228 November 17, 2009 Le et al.
D624009 September 21, 2010 Vandaele et al.
D627710 November 23, 2010 Rodicq et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
000160429-0001 June 2004 EM
000299185-0001 April 2005 EM
000332853-0001 June 2005 EM
03 4517 December 2003 FR
Other references
  • Tread Design Guide, 2007, p. 100 Continental HDR.
  • Tread Design Guide, 2007, p. 119 Michelin XDE2.
Patent History
Patent number: D643361
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 16, 2011
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique (Granges-Paccot)
Inventors: Stefan Voss (Greer, SC), Jean-Marc Marie d'Harcourt (Clermont-Ferrand), Mathieu Vandaele (Charbonnieres les Varennes), Jeffrey E. Godsey (Greenville, SC)
Primary Examiner: Caron D Veynar
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Dority & Manning, P.A.
Application Number: 29/329,604