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Tire tread

Granted 5 Feb 2002 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. · originally Bridgestone

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Inventors: David M. Reep, James G. Guspodin · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/133,786
filed 7 Dec 2000
Publication
Not published
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US D453311
granted 5 Feb 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire tread, the opposite side being the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the right side thereof, the opposite side being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary side perspective view thereof.

The broken lines defining the tire sidewall and inner bead are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/147

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1
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2
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Examiner
Robert M. Spear
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