Tread Portion of an Automobile Tire

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

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged front view surrounded by line 6 - 6 and line 6 ′- 6 ′ in FIG. 2 thereof;

FIG. 7 is an end face view taken along line 7 - 7 in FIG. 6 thereof;

FIG. 8 is an end face view taken along line 8 - 8 in FIG. 6 thereof;

FIG. 9 is an end face view taken along line 9 - 9 in FIG. 6 ; and,

FIG. 10 is view of the fragmentary enlarged front view of FIG. 6 highlighting the grooves.

In FIG. 10 the solid contrast is for the purpose of highlighting the grooves. The black contrast is for the purpose of highlighting the deepest grooves, and the gray contrast is for the purpose of highlighting the less deep grooves.

In the drawings, the broken lines are for defining the sidewall, inner bead and the boundary between the clamed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall, and form no part of the claimed design.