Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the top, front and left side of a tread portion of an automobile tire showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the top and bottom plan views being 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 an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line 7--7 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:	Nonaka; Mie (Chuo-ku, JP)
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/186,965
Filed:	July 25, 2003

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jan 30, 2003 [JP]			2003-002001

Current U.S. Class:	D12/553
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500-1,551,552,553,554,555,556,900,901 ;152/209.1,209.09,209.13,209.18,209.25,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D301132	May 1989	Himuro et al.
D365051	December 1995	Brayer et al.
D371758	July 1996	Kimura
D385234	October 1997	Young
D423419	April 2000	Kemp et al.
6481480	November 2002	Schuster et al.
D489036	April 2004	Irimiya
D489037	April 2004	Irimiya

Other References

Bridgestone R226 Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 115. 4/4. . Double Coin RT 500 Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 122. 2/1..

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