Tire tread

- BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a tire tread showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the back view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a cross-section view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-section view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6.

Broken lines show environmental portions of a tire that are not being claimed, and form no part of the claimed design. The light stippled surface shading represents the surface of the tire tread, and the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having the depth as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D986804
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 3, 2021
Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Inventor: Akira Hishigae (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: John A Voytek
Application Number: 29/788,831