Tire tread wear indicator

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view from the circled area shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial front elevational view from the circled area shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along Line 4-4 of FIG. 3.

In the drawings, the broken lines showing of a tire depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Other references
  • Tread wear indicator reference found online [Dec. 12, 2017] —https://info.kaltire.com/replace-winter-tires/.
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Patent History
Patent number: D825446
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 24, 2017
Date of Patent: Aug 14, 2018
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Paul Bryan Maxwell (Kent, OH), Jesse Brian Serva (Akron, OH), Thomas Andrew Laurich (Fairlawn, OH)
Primary Examiner: Lakiya G Rogers
Assistant Examiner: John A Voytek
Application Number: 29/591,761
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/604)