Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile tire, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof. A top plan view, a bottom plan view, and a rear elevation view are identical with the front elevation view.

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof. A right side elevation view is identical with the left side elevation view.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front 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
D483007 December 2, 2003 Brayer et al.
D515498 February 21, 2006 Dumigan
D534487 January 2, 2007 Dumigan et al.
D557656 December 18, 2007 Iwabuchi
D558135 December 25, 2007 Miyasaka
D559171 January 8, 2008 Sakuraba et al.
D560599 January 29, 2008 Dixon et al.
D561685 February 12, 2008 Lee
Patent History
Patent number: D578059
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 1, 2006
Date of Patent: Oct 7, 2008
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Shungo Fujita (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/260,749
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/588)