Part of tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of part of 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 an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 4—4 in FIG. 3.

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 part of tread portion of an automobile tire, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D132668 June 1942 Franz
D303944 October 10, 1989 Himuro et al.
D304559 November 14, 1989 Yamada
D336269 June 8, 1993 Hinrichsen et al.
D354027 January 3, 1995 Grosskopf
D371097 June 25, 1996 Fukushima
D388033 December 23, 1997 Scheuren et al.
D399461 October 13, 1998 Lurois et al.
D456769 May 7, 2002 Dixon et al.
Other references
  • Bridgestone L317 Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 122. 1/3.*
  • Centennial MT 826 Flotation Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 122. 4/5.*
  • Delta RLB-1 Highway A/P Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 126. 1/3.*
  • Firestone Rear Wheel Turf & Field Tire, 2000 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2000, p. 181. 2/5.
Patent History
Patent number: D480044
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 2002
Date of Patent: Sep 30, 2003
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Mie Nonaka (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/159,795
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600); Tire Tread Including Feature Within Groove (D12/900)
International Classification: 1215;