Tread of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread of an automobile tire showing our new 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 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 in the drawings showing portions of the tire are included to illustrate environment 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:	Takei; Ataka (Tokyo, JP), Nagamoto; Shoko (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/536,361
Filed:	August 17, 2015

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Feb 18, 2015 [JP]			2015-003295

Current U.S. Class:	D12/532
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500-532,584,593,594,595,601,604

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Primary Examiner: Rudzinski; Kevin
Assistant Examiner: Jones; Kathleen
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC