Portion of a pneumatic tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a portion of a pneumatic tire showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the other side being a mirror image.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, inner bead and the unclaimed sidewall depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot lines represent the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and unclaimed sidewall.

The tread pattern is understood to repeat uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire, as shown schematically in solid lines.

Claims

The ornamental design for a portion of a pneumatic tire, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D609165 February 2, 2010 Fujioka
D609172 February 2, 2010 Buchinger-Barnstorf
D637150 May 3, 2011 Koshio
D638351 May 24, 2011 Fujioka
D645395 September 20, 2011 Martin
D645396 September 20, 2011 Jacobs et al.
D647468 October 25, 2011 Weaver et al.
D675981 February 12, 2013 Kuwahara
20120216931 August 30, 2012 Shiono
Patent History
Patent number: D686145
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 23, 2011
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 2013
Assignees: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand), Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. (Granges-Paccot)
Inventors: Pierre Godin (Charbonnieres les Vieilles), Didier Michel Martin (Chanat la Mouteyre)
Primary Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Application Number: 29/407,151
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined Diagonal And Circumferential Grooves (D12/600)