Tire tread

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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, the opposite side being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

The broken lines defining the inner bead depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D666552
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 27, 2012
Date of Patent: Sep 4, 2012
Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Nashville, TN)
Inventors: Richard Parr (Uniontown, OH), Keith Dumigan (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Shaun J. Fox
Application Number: 29/414,270
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Uninterrupted Equatorial Circumferential Rib (D12/551)