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 right side view thereof; and,

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

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
4807679 February 28, 1989 Collette et al.
D316990 May 21, 1991 Adam et al.
D324665 March 17, 1992 Davis et al.
D455710 April 16, 2002 Oliver
D481671 November 4, 2003 Feider et al.
D498456 November 16, 2004 Regallis et al.
D541737 May 1, 2007 Cazin-Bourguignon et al.
D559170 January 8, 2008 Fukunaga
D589438 March 31, 2009 Heinen et al.
D606486 December 22, 2009 Lee
Other references
  • Federal Super Steel 635 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 21, Row 3, Item 1.
  • Goodyear Wrangler HP Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 73, Row 3, Item 5.
  • Michelin XZA2 Energy Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 122, Row 1, Item 5.
Patent History
Patent number: D648671
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 23, 2009
Date of Patent: Nov 15, 2011
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Yusuke Nobunaga (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/344,059