Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire;

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; and,

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

The broken lines are for the purpose of showing environmental structure only and 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:	Nakamura; Takamitsu (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/493,344
Filed:	June 9, 2014

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 10, 2013 [JP]			2013-028975

Current U.S. Class:	D12/531; D12/900
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500-532,900-901

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D390817	February 1998	Graas
D592586	May 2009	Maxwell
D601940	October 2009	Hughes
D630574	January 2011	Nakamura
D640182	June 2011	Kiwaki
D641683	July 2011	Kiwaki
D646221	October 2011	Kiwaki
D696621	December 2013	Harvey
D715215	October 2014	Lamb

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