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 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; and,

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

In the drawings, the broken lines depict environmental subject matter 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:	Aoki; Naotoshi (Chuo-ku, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION Chuo-ku, Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/494,057
Filed:	June 17, 2014

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jan 9, 2014 [JP]			2014-000219

Current U.S. Class:	D12/517
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500-532,900-901

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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