Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to the present invention, the tread pattern repeating uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image; and,

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

Broken lines in the drawing figures are used to show environmental structure only, and form 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:	Nakamura; Takamitsu (Tokyo, JP), Kiwaki; Yukihiro (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/338,100
Filed:	June 4, 2009

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 9, 2008 [JP]			2008-031336

Current U.S. Class:	D12/585
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/568,579-603,547-550,900-901 ;152/209.1,209.8-209.19,209.25-209.28

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	1331133		May 2008		JP

Primary Examiner: Cadmus; Stacia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC