Pair of shoulder portions of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of shoulder portions of an automobile tire according to our 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 an enlarged front view of a portion thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view thereof.

In the drawings, the evenly-spaced broken lines show unclaimed portions of the tire and form no part of the claim; the dash/dot/dash lines represent boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a pair of shoulder portions of an automobile tire, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Kiwaki; Yukihiro (Chuo-ku, JP), Kato; Keiichi (Chuo-ku, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Kiwaki; Yukihiro Kato; Keiichi Chuo-ku Chuo-ku N/A N/A JP JP
Assignee:	BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/431,820
Filed:	September 11, 2012

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Mar 12, 2012 [JP]			2012-005577

Current U.S. Class:	D12/605
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/544,545,579,580,599 ;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

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D571713	June 2008	Rodicq et al.
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D673108	December 2012	Kiwaki
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Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC