Tread portion of an automobile tire

- BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of tread portion of an automobile tire showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged front view surrounded by line 6-6 and line 6′-6′ in FIG. 2 thereof;

FIG. 7 is an end face view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6 thereof;

FIG. 8 is an end face view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 9 is view of the fragmentary enlarged front view of FIG. 6 highlighting the grooves.

In FIG. 9 the solid contrast is for the purpose of highlighting the grooves. The darker gray contrast is for the purpose of highlighting the deepest grooves, and the lighter gray contrast is for the purpose of highlighting the less-deep features of the grooves.

In the drawings, the broken lines are for defining the sidewall, inner bead and the boundary between the clamed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall, 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
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Patent History
Patent number: D986157
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 2021
Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Inventor: Hidenori Ogawa (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: John A Voytek
Application Number: 29/772,662
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