Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to our 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 a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged front view showing the details of the tread portion thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a section view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 7.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are used to show portions of the tire that are not claimed, and thus form no part of the claimed invention. The dot dash line shows a border between claimed and unclaimed subject matter.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Kawakita; Akihiro (Tokyo, JP), Takei; Ataka (Tokyo, JP), Seta; Eisuke (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Kawakita; Akihiro Takei; Ataka Seta; Eisuke Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo N/A N/A N/A JP JP JP
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/424,406
Filed:	June 12, 2012

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 15, 2011 [JP]			2011-029189

Current U.S. Class:	D12/567
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/533-567,900-901 ;152/209.1-209.9,209.11-209.19,209.21-209.28,455

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