Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tire tread of our design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the tire tread of our design;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the tire tread of our design;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the tire tread of our design, taken from the opposite side of that shown in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged, partial view of FIG. 1.

In the drawings, the broken lines depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot lines represent the peripheral boundary of the claimed design. The tread pattern is understood to repeat uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire, as shown schematically in solid lines.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D790438
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 4, 2015
Date of Patent: Jun 27, 2017
Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN , MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
Inventors: Tomohiro Seii (Clermont-Ferrand), Takeshi Sawada (Clermont-Ferrand), Yoshihisa Doui (Clermont-Ferrand)
Primary Examiner: Kevin Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Kathleen Jones
Application Number: 29/538,543
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/517)