Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the top, front and right side of a tread portion of an automobile tire, it being understood that the tread pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

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 front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along the line 7--7 in FIG. 6.

The broken lines in the drawings represent environmental structure only and form 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:	Nonaka; Mie (Chuo-ku, JP)
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/193,942
Filed:	November 18, 2003

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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May 23, 2003 [JP]			2003-014385

Current U.S. Class:	D12/579; D12/900
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/544,551,553,555,559,562,564-565,576,579,588,590,594-595,598,600,601,900 ;152/209.1,209.12,209.18,209.25

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D275746	October 1984	Motomura et al.
D326071	May 1992	Enoki et al.
D384608	October 1997	Schuster
D390173	February 1998	Aoki
D414449	September 1999	Schuster
D477566	July 2003	Nonaka
D485231	January 2004	Nonaka
D487722	March 2004	Nonaka

Other References

Cordovan Aqua Flow III Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 23. 1/5.* . Dunlop SP 342 Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 82. 4/1.* . Bridgestone M726 Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 116. 2/5.* . Dayton Drive Radial Deep Skid Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 120. 2/4.* . Kumho Power Fleet 947 Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 132. 3/3..

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