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.

In the drawings, the stippled surface shading represents the groove portions of the tread, having the depths illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7.

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 design.

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/435,095
Filed:	October 19, 2012

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Apr 23, 2012 [JP]			2012-009435

Current U.S. Class:	D12/584; D12/603
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/544,545,579,580,582,583,584,585,599,600,601,602,603 ;152/209.1-209.9,209.11-209.19,209.21-209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D423424	April 2000	Ikeda
D436331	January 2001	Hanya
D471859	March 2003	Fukunaga et al.
6595253	July 2003	Ikeda
D481991	November 2003	Graas et al.
D559774	January 2008	Kurata et al.
D584221	January 2009	Himuro
D595642	July 2009	Fontaine et al.
D613237	April 2010	Mukai
D684923	June 2013	Sareen
D688196	August 2013	Fujita

Foreign Patent Documents

	968412		Nov 1996		JP

Other References

Japanese Design Gazette dated Oct. 15, 2012 issued in the counterpart Japanese Design Application No. D2012-9435. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC