Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to the present invention, the tread pattern repeating uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are used to show environmental structure only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D613678
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 4, 2009
Date of Patent: Apr 13, 2010
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Takamitsu Nakamura (Tokyo), Yukihiro Kiwaki (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/338,100
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Notchless (D12/585)