Tread of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread of an automobile tire according to my 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 front view surrounded by line 6-6 and 6-6 in FIG. 2;

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

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line 10-10 in FIG. 6.

Broken lines in the drawings show portions of the tire that are not being claimed, and thus form no part of the claimed design.

In FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 6, the dark surface shading represents grooves having the depth shown in FIG. 9; in FIGS. 1 through 6, the intermediate surface shading represents grooves having the depth shown on the right side of FIG. 10.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Yamamoto; Nobuyuki (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/493,341
Filed:	June 9, 2014

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 10, 2013 [JP]			2013-028964

Current U.S. Class:	D12/583
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/568-603

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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Other References

Sumitomo ST908 Tire dated 2015. Found online [Oct. 3, 2015]httpwww.sumitomotire.comtrucktiresproductsstst908.aspx[1022015 105306 AM]. cited by examiner.

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