Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a section view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is a section view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 5.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are intended to show portions of the tire that are not being claimed, and thus form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Fujita; Shungo (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Fujita; Shungo Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/435,092
Filed:	October 19, 2012

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Apr 23, 2012 [JP]			2012-009436

Current U.S. Class:	D12/585
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/547-550,568-603,900-901 ;152/209.1-209.9,209.11-209.19,209.21-209.28,455

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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Foreign Patent Documents

	1090179		Nov 2000		JP

Other References

Japanese Design Gazette dated Oct. 15, 2012 issued in the counterpart Japanese Design Application No. D2012-9436. cited by applicant.

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