Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of 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 a fragmentary enlarged front 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.

The broken lines in the drawing figures show portions of the tire that are not being claimed and thus 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:	Tomida; Tatsuya (Tokyo, JP), Fujita; Shungo (Tokyo, JP), Stuckey; Jon (Akron, OH), Fukunaga; Takayuki (Akron, OH)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Tomida; Tatsuya Fujita; Shungo Stuckey; Jon Fukunaga; Takayuki Tokyo Tokyo Akron Akron N/A N/A OH OH JP JP US US
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/430,293
Filed:	August 23, 2012

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/588
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/568-603,900-901 ;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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Primary Examiner: Cadmus; Stacia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC