Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 6 is an end view taken along line 6--6 in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is an end view taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 5.

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:	Iwabuchi; Soutarou (Tokyo, JP), Kojima; Takaaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/367,858
Filed:	August 13, 2010

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Feb 15, 2010 [JP]			2010-003437

Current U.S. Class:	D12/532
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/505-532,563-567,599-603,900-901 ;152/209.1-209.28,455

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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