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 our 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 rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged front view showing the details of the tread portion thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a section view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 7.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are used to show portions of the tire that are not claimed, and thus form no part of the claimed invention. The dot dash line shows a border between claimed and unclaimed subject matter.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D711309
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 12, 2012
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 2014
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Akihiro Kawakita (Tokyo), Ataka Takei (Tokyo), Eisuke Seta (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Application Number: 29/424,406
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/567)