Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tread portion an automobile tire;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 4.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the unclaimed tread region, sidewall, and the inner bead of the tire depict environmental subject matter that forms 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
D250946 January 30, 1979 Germain
D289275 April 14, 1987 Hinrichsen
D340014 October 5, 1993 Grenie et al.
D340899 November 2, 1993 Kobayashi
D371097 June 25, 1996 Fukushima
D461765 August 20, 2002 Nonaka
D481353 October 28, 2003 Oliver et al.
D640182 June 21, 2011 Kiwaki
Other references
  • Japanese Office Action issued in Japanese Design Application No. 015,223/2010 dated Nov. 24, 2010) 3 pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D661246
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 2010
Date of Patent: Jun 5, 2012
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Takashi Ono (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/381,418
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600)