Tire tread

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 line disclosure of the tire sidewall and inner bead depicts environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot lines represent the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall. The tread pattern is understood to repeat uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire, as shown schematically in solid lines.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Bardin; Damien (Clermont-Ferrand, FR), Marlier; Fabien (Clermont-Ferrand, FR), Larregain; Arnaud (Clermont-Ferrand, FR), Honnorat; Frederic (Clermont-Ferrand, FR)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. Clermont-Ferrand Granges-Paccot N/A N/A FR CH
Assignee:	COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (CH) MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. (FR)
Appl. No.:	D/555,670
Filed:	February 24, 2016

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Aug 25, 2015 [FR]			2015-4077

Current U.S. Class:	D12/596
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/568-604,900

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Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M
Assistant Examiner: Voytek; John
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dickinson Wright PLLC