Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire showing 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 A-A and B-B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken in the direction of line 7-7 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken in the direction of line 8-8 in FIG. 6.

The broken lines in the drawings are intended 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:	Ono; Takatoshi (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/515,793
Filed:	January 27, 2015

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jul 28, 2014 [JP]			2014-016373

Current U.S. Class:	D12/600
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500-568,580-604,900

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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