Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tread portion of an automobile tire showing my new design, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, a right side elevational view is identical with the left side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5—5 in FIG. 4.

The portion of the article shown in broken lines is for illustrative purpose only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tread portion of an automobile tire, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D132668 June 1942 Franz
D289275 April 14, 1987 Hinrichsen
D303944 October 10, 1989 Himuro et al.
D304559 November 14, 1989 Yamada
D336269 June 8, 1993 Hinrichsen et al.
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D371097 June 25, 1996 Fukushima
D388033 December 23, 1997 Scheuren et al.
D390173 February 3, 1998 Aoki
D399461 October 13, 1998 Lurois et al.
D414449 September 28, 1999 Schuster
D456769 May 7, 2002 Dixon et al.
D461765 August 20, 2002 Nonaka
Other references
  • Bridgestone L317 Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 122. 1/3.*
  • Centennial C455 Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 122. 4/1.*
  • Delta RLB-1 Highway A/P Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 126. 1/3.*
  • Sigma Power King D6 Steel Radial Drive Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 150. 2/3.
Patent History
Patent number: D487722
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 2002
Date of Patent: Mar 23, 2004
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Mie Nonaka (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/159,793
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600)
International Classification: 1215;