Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire including a second embodiment of a tire tread of the present application taken generally from the front and a first side of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, the second side view being the same as the first side view;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged, partial front view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a tire including a third embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged, partial front view of the third embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a tire including a fourth embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged, partial front view of the fourth embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of a tire including a fifth embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged, partial front view of the fifth embodiment of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a front view of a tire including a sixth embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged, partial front view of the sixth embodiment of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front view of a tire including a seventh embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged, partial front view of the seventh embodiment of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a front view of a tire including an eighth embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged, partial front view of the eighth embodiment of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a front view of a tire including a ninth embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged, partial front view of the ninth embodiment of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a front view of a tire including a tenth embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 20 is an enlarged, partial front view of the tenth embodiment of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a front view of a tire including an eleventh embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged, partial front view of the eleventh embodiment of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a front view of a tire including a twelfth embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1;

FIG. 24 is an enlarged, partial front view of the twelfth embodiment of FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a front view of a tire including a thirteenth embodiment of a tire tread and any top, bottom, or rear view thereof would be the same as the front view, and a perspective view from the front and a first side thereof at a similar angle as shown in FIG. 1 would be similar to FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 26 is an enlarged, partial front view of the thirteenth embodiment of FIG. 25.

The broken lines depict subject matter that form no part of the various embodiments of the claimed tire tread designs, and are included for the purpose of illustrating the full tire, and the annular region between the broken lines defining the inner beads and the shoulder where the outer edges of the tire joins the sidewall forms no part of the claim. Likewise, the tire interior forms no part of the claim. The tread pattern is understood to repeat throughout the circumference of the tire.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D960823
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2020
Date of Patent: Aug 16, 2022
Assignee: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (Findlay, OH)
Inventors: Jeremy J. Jacobs (Findlay, OH), Todd Schimmoeller, Jr. (Ottawa, OH)
Primary Examiner: John A Voytek
Application Number: 29/753,737
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/604)