Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a persepective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to my 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 left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged front view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 8 is a section view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a section view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10 is a section view taken along line 10-10 in FIG. 7.

The broken lines are used 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:	Kato; Keiichi (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/470,721
Filed:	October 24, 2013

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Apr 26, 2013 [JP]			2913-009464

Current U.S. Class:	D12/519
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500-532,900-901

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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Other References

Design Gazette from the Japanese Patent Office dated Jun. 22, 2015 published for the counterpart Japanese Design Application No. 2013-9464. cited by applicant . Publication No. 000860002-0010, Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, Jan. 15, 2008. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Cadmus; Stacia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC