Tire tread

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new tire tread design, the tread pattern being repeated uniformly over the outer circumference of the tire tread and the opposite side perspective view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of our tire tread as illustrated in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of a tire sidewall and inner bead is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Lurois; Patrick (Greenville, SC), Moore; Ralston Horace (Fountain Inn, SC)
Assignee:	Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. (CH)
Appl. No.:	D/074,156
Filed:	July 25, 1997

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/600
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/134,136,138,140-151 ;152/29R,29A,29D

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D253644	December 1979	Peron
D256226	August 1980	Buck et al.
D283698	May 1986	Kawabata et al.
D293664	January 1988	Hayakawa et al.
D310056	August 1990	Martin et al.
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D350099	August 1994	Manestar
D350513	September 1994	Mehta et al.
D350925	September 1994	Manestar
D350927	September 1994	Manestar
D365063	December 1995	Lurois et al.
D379606	June 1997	Lurois et al.
5200008	April 1993	Enterline et al.

Other References

Eldorado Bronco CTD Premium A/S Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 92, Feb. 1996. . Laramie Trailboss II A/P Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 37, Jan. 1994. . Montgomery Ward RTX 55 Tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 44, Jan. 1994. . Montgomery Ward General Road Tamer Tire, 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 52, Feb. 1996. . Multimile Matrix Tire, 1996 Tread Design guide, p. 53, Feb. 1996. . 1995 Tread Design Guide p. 132 Dunlop SP777. . 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 138 General Ameri *Lug MS. . 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 159 Sumitomo ST 833 M. . 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 57 Parkway Parkway 944 A/S. . 1996 Tread Design Guide, p. 150 Michelin XD72. . 1992 Tread Design Guide, p. 30 Dean Quasar Radial. . 1992 Tread Design Guide, p. 67 Sears Superguard Response. . 1992 Tread Design Guide, p. 25 Concorde Calibre. . 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 14 Cordovan GP Radial G/T 70. . 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 12 Brigadier Turbo-Plus Radial GT. . 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 18 Cordovan GP Radial G/T 70. . 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 35 Hercules MRX + 4. . 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 101 Laramie Trailboss II A/P. . 1995 Tread Design Guide, p. 110 POS-A-Traction Radial-Trac A/P..

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Csontos; Alan A. Reed; Robert R.