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 of the right side thereof;

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

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

In the drawings, the dark stippled shading represents grooves having the depth shown at the top and bottom of FIG. 2.

The broken lines defining the outside shoulder ribs, sidewall, inner bead, and the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and the outside shoulder ribs 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: D765023
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 23, 2015
Date of Patent: Aug 30, 2016
Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Nashville, TN)
Inventors: Richard S. Parr (Canton, OH), Domenic Giampaolo (Broadview Heights, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: John Voytek
Application Number: 29/524,807
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/601)