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
D316064 April 9, 1991 Adam et al.
D316990 May 21, 1991 Adam et al.
D391203 February 24, 1998 Gillard et al.
D505387 May 24, 2005 Nonaka
D590331 April 14, 2009 Miyazaki
D637148 May 3, 2011 Tamura
Other references
  • Denman Express Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 68, Row 4, Item 5.
  • Mitas NP 16 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 124, Row 2, Item 1.
Patent History
Patent number: D654014
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 22, 2009
Date of Patent: Feb 14, 2012
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Yusuke Nobunaga (Tokyo), Joseph Woodward (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/343,993
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Zigzag Type (D12/587); Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/588)