Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the top and bottom plan views beings identical thereto;

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 elevational view thereof; and,

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

The elements shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes 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:	Tanabe; Chishiro (Chuo-ku, JP), Shimizu; Akiyoshi (Chuo-ku, JP), Uchida; Kazuo (Chuo-ku, JP)
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Family ID:	33487019
Appl. No.:	D/198,272
Filed:	January 29, 2004

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jul 31, 2003 [JP]			2003-022282

Current U.S. Class:	D12/603; D12/584
Current CPC Class:	B60C11/0311 20130101; B60C2200/065 20130101
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/546,551-556,563-565,567,579,581,586-590,599,600-603,900 ;152/209.1-209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D300015	February 1989	Cottrell
5078190	January 1992	Wissbrock et al.
D328577	August 1992	Goergen et al.
D385519	October 1997	de Briey-Terlinden et al.
D425830	May 2000	Young
D427552	July 2000	Young
D445070	July 2001	Schuster
D446482	August 2001	Fantanzo et al.
D447447	September 2001	Guspodin et al.

Other References

Monarch T/P Metric T Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 50. 4/3.* . Mitas CT-03 Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 98. 1/3.* . Marshal Logging & Mining Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 136. 1/4..

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