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 the tire, the opposite side perspective being identical thereto;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the right side thereof.

In the drawings, the groove portions of the tire tread have a depth that is best illustrated along the top and bottom edges of FIG. 2. In the drawings, the disclosure of the tire sidewall and inner bead depicts environmental structure 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
D380995 July 15, 1997 Grosskopf
D390510 February 10, 1998 Stone et al.
D414725 October 5, 1999 Kemp, Jr.
D461446 August 13, 2002 Janjareh et al.
D606485 December 22, 2009 Williamson et al.
D618162 June 22, 2010 Mayni et al.
D621344 August 10, 2010 Yamaguchi
7878228 February 1, 2011 Ito
Other references
  • X One XTE Michelin Tire, Michelin webpage, at least as early as Nov. 5, 2010.
  • XZE Michelin Tire, Michelin webpage, at least as early as Nov. 5, 2010.
  • XTE Michelin Tire, Michelin webpage, at least as early as Nov. 5, 2010.
Patent History
Patent number: D668206
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 2010
Date of Patent: Oct 2, 2012
Assignees: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand), Michelin Recherche et Technique (Granges-Paccot)
Inventors: Ralston Moore (Fountain Inn, SC), Paul Mayni (Greenville, SC), Daniel McEachern Hicks (Greenville, SC), Bill Hudek (Greenville, SC)
Primary Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Dority & Manning, P.A.
Application Number: 29/382,233
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/588)