Tread portion of an automobile tire

- BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of tread portion of an automobile tire showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged front view surrounded by line 6-6 and line 6′-6′ in FIG. 2 thereof;

FIG. 7 is an end face view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6 thereof;

FIG. 8 is an end face view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 9 is view of the fragmentary enlarged front view of FIG. 6 highlighting the grooves.

In FIG. 9 the solid contrast is for the purpose of highlighting the grooves. The black contrast is for the purpose of highlighting the deepest grooves, and the gray contrast is for the purpose of highlighting the less deep grooves.

In the drawings, the broken lines are for defining the sidewall, inner bead and the boundary between the clamed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall, and form 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
D646215 October 4, 2011 De Staercke
D727840 April 28, 2015 Rolland
D728458 May 5, 2015 Otani
D729152 May 12, 2015 Rolland
D729153 May 12, 2015 Rolland
D761725 July 19, 2016 Dixon
D769797 October 25, 2016 Fujioka
D773384 December 6, 2016 Nakahara
D791688 July 11, 2017 Trowbridge
D892721 August 11, 2020 Schultz
D901373 November 10, 2020 Yamamoto
D935384 November 9, 2021 Mayni
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Patent History
Patent number: D962851
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 3, 2020
Date of Patent: Sep 6, 2022
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Inventor: Hidenori Ogawa (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: John A Voytek
Application Number: 29/749,140
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Zigzag Type (D12/583)