Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

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

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a plane view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof.

In the drawings the broken lines defining the sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall 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:	Takada; Yukihiro (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Takada; Yukihiro Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/412,080
Filed:	January 30, 2012

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 21, 2011 [JP]			2011-029673

Current U.S. Class:	D12/583
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/568-603 ;152/209.1-209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D558136	December 2007	Maegaki
D619528	July 2010	Sakamoto
D647463	October 2011	Kojima
D653197	January 2012	Buchinger-Barnstorf

Other References

Japanese Design Gazette dated Jul. 23, 2012 issued in Japanese Design Application No. D 2011-29673. cited by applicant.

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