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 right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged view along the bracket shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a section view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a section view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 9 is a section view taken line 9-9 in FIG. 6.

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:	Otani; Shunsuke (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/479,990
Filed:	January 22, 2014

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jul 23, 2013 [JP]			2013-016692

Current U.S. Class:	D12/595
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/568-603 ;152/209.1-209.9

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D464614	October 2002	Irimiya
D506722	June 2005	Nonaka
D555081	November 2007	Feider et al.
D615922	May 2010	Takano
D635915	April 2011	Hamada
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D658575	May 2012	Fleuriau
D674740	January 2013	Mathonet et al.
D674741	January 2013	Mathonet et al.
D686973	July 2013	Otani

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