Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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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 rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side 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.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are used to show portions of the tire that are not being claimed and thus 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: D662874
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 2011
Date of Patent: Jul 3, 2012
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Jun Koyanagi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/404,904
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/567)