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 and a bottom plan view are identical with the front elevation view.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 77 in FIG. 6.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having the depth shown in FIG. 7.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D417174 November 30, 1999 Lee
D430829 September 12, 2000 Ratliff et al.
D574765 August 12, 2008 Smith
Patent History
Patent number: D584220
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 2006
Date of Patent: Jan 6, 2009
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Shungo Fujita (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/263,809