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 the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof; and,

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

The evenly-spaced broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purpose of showing environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design. The dashed-dotted broken lines in the drawings are used to show the boundary between claimed and unclaimed subject matter 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
4481991 November 13, 1984 Pieper
D288081 February 3, 1987 Tsukagoshi et al.
D316990 May 21, 1991 Adam et al.
D346347 April 26, 1994 Himuro et al.
D368244 March 26, 1996 Killian
D516015 February 28, 2006 Ikeda
D622211 August 24, 2010 Maus et al.
Other references
  • Goodyear Unisteel G291 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 74, Row 3, Item 3.
  • Hankook AH10 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 115, Row 1, Item 5.
  • BFGoodrich ST220 Tire; 2006 Tread Design Guide, p. 102, Row 1, Item 2.
Patent History
Patent number: D646629
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 11, 2009
Date of Patent: Oct 11, 2011
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Yusuke Yoshikawa (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/343,393