Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a 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, the right side elevational view is indentical 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
D322951 January 7, 1992 Robinson et al.
D423424 April 25, 2000 Ikeda
D427953 July 11, 2000 Murata
D457856 May 28, 2002 Ochi
D458214 June 4, 2002 Takahashi et al.
D464615 October 22, 2002 Kolowski et al.
Other references
  • Bridgestone Potenza RE910 Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 16. 3/4.
Patent History
Patent number: D475009
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 2002
Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Naoya Ochi (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/159,799