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, the left side elevation being identical thereto.

In the drawings, the recessed groove portions of the tire tread having a depth is best illustrated along the top and bottom edges of FIG. 2. In the drawings, the broken line 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
D426178 June 6, 2000 Weber et al.
D427551 July 4, 2000 Weber
D458897 June 18, 2002 Weber et al.
D464614 October 22, 2002 Irimiya
D483006 December 2, 2003 Brayer et al.
D555081 November 13, 2007 Feider et al.
D647841 November 1, 2011 Ebel et al.
D668208 October 2, 2012 Brown et al.
D668601 October 9, 2012 Brown et al.
D680058 April 16, 2013 Takei
Other references
  • Michelin Primary MXV4 Tire, www.michelinman.com, at least as early as May 11, 2012, 4 pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D701487
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 2013
Date of Patent: Mar 25, 2014
Assignees: Compagnie General des Etablissements Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand), Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. (Granges-Paccot)
Inventors: Benjamin E. Ebel (Greenville, SC), Derick Lonell Harris (Charlotte, NC), John Anthony Hutz (Greer, SC)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Application Number: 29/445,566
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/588)