Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of a 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; and,

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

The broken lines are for the purpose of showing environmental structure only and 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:	Takahashi; Tatsuo (Chuo-ku, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION Chuo-ku, Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/482,518
Filed:	February 19, 2014

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Feb 19, 2014 [JP]			2014-003289

Current U.S. Class:	D12/533
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/533-567 ;152/209.1-209.9

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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