Tire tread wear indicator

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a tire tread wear indicator showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines defining the tread pattern depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dot line in FIG. 1 represents the boundary of the enlarged fragmentary side perspective view shown in FIG. 2, and the dash-dot-dot line in FIG. 2 represents the boundary of the enlarged fragmentary side perspective view taken from FIG. 1.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D717727
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 27, 2012
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 2014
Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Nashville, TN)
Inventors: Richard Parr (Uniontown, OH), Cara Adams (Uniontown, OH), Dale Harrigle, Jr. (Uniontown, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Application Number: 29/414,268
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/604)