Tread of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread 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 fragmentary enlarged front view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 7 is a section view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6; and,

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

The broken lines illustrate portions of the tread, shoulder, sidewall, liner, and bead of the tire, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Hayashi; Shintaro (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/510,720
Filed:	December 2, 2014

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jun 3, 2014 [JP]			2014-011970

Current U.S. Class:	D12/517
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/505-532

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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Foreign Patent Documents

	1434399		Feb 2012		JP

Other References

Design Gazette dated Jun. 22, 2015 from the Japanese Patent Office published for Design Application No. 2014-11970. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Snapp; Sandra
Assistant Examiner: Glennon; Katherine
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC