Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, wherein top, bottom and rear views are identical and therefore omitted;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, wherein the right side view is identical and therefore omitted;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end view taken along line A-A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to another embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof, wherein top, bottom and rear views are identical and therefore omitted;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof, wherein the right side view is identical and therefore omitted;

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is an end view taken along line A-A in FIG. 9.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall and the inner bead of the tire depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Kojima; Takaaki (Tokyo, JP), Nobunaga; Yusuke (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/360,493
Filed:	April 27, 2010

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/566
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/533-567,569,583 ;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

D505384	May 2005	Kageyama
D526954	August 2006	Godeau
D550147	September 2007	Radulescu
D563861	March 2008	Foucher
D627707	November 2010	Le et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	76808		Sep 2007		AR
	001094536-0001		May 2009		EM
	1058232		Jan 2000		JP
	1088085		Oct 2000		JP
	1090792		Nov 2000		JP

Primary Examiner: Veynar; Caron D
Assistant Examiner: Kirschbaum; George D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC