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 according to my 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 fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 6 is a section view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is a section view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 5.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are intended to show portions of the tire that are not being claimed, and thus form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D688196
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 19, 2012
Date of Patent: Aug 20, 2013
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Shungo Fujita (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Application Number: 29/435,092
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Notchless (D12/585)