Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to a first embodiment, the tread pattern repeating uniformly around the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to a second embodiment, the tread pattern repeating uniformly around the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are intended to show environmental structure only, and form 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
D420953 February 22, 2000 Poling
D499694 December 14, 2004 Osaki et al.
D610528 February 23, 2010 Wada et al.
D614566 April 27, 2010 Davidson et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
000157037-0001 June 2004 EM
000289012-0001 April 2005 EM
1213371 August 2004 JP
Other references
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/330,564, Akira Suganuma, filed Jan. 9, 2009.
Patent History
Patent number: D640625
Type: Grant
Filed: May 29, 2009
Date of Patent: Jun 28, 2011
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Yusuke Nobunaga (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Caron D Veynar
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/337,795