Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, a top view and a bottom view are identical with the front elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 6.

The portion of the article shown in broken lines is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tread portion of an automobile tire, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Okamoto; Yoichi (Chuo-ku, JP)
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/166,512
Filed:	August 30, 2002

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Mar 29, 2002 [JP]			2002-008417

Current U.S. Class:	D12/594; D12/900
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/559,564,565,594,600,601,900 ;152/209.1,209.9,209.13,209.25

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D269337	June 1983	Maeda et al.
D347818	June 1994	Loser et al.
D384613	October 1997	Le et al.
D392605	March 1998	Le et al.
D397655	September 1998	Takada
D421583	March 2000	Kemp, Jr.
D460409	July 2002	Weaver et al.

Other References

Mastercraft Courser Steel Radial Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 46. 3/2.* . Bridgestone M774 Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 121. 2/1.* . Delta Akuret Power DR300 Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 125. 1/1.* . Dunlop SP881 Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 127. 3/2..

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC