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 a tire sidewall and inner bead 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
D220605 April 1971 Hoke
D350319 September 6, 1994 Egan et al.
D517000 March 14, 2006 Allen et al.
D541734 May 1, 2007 Yoshiya
D556671 December 4, 2007 Nonaka
Foreign Patent Documents
962564 September 1996 JP
1169260 March 2003 JP
Patent History
Patent number: D598366
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 10, 2006
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 2009
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Shinya Kanemaru (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/264,433
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