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 a first embodiment of 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 details thereof; and

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

FIG. 9 is a section view taken along the line 9-9 in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10 is a section view taken along the line 10-10 in FIG. 7 thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall depict environmental subject matter that forms 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: D722949
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 2013
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 2015
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Ataka Takei (Chuo-ku), Yuki Watanabe (Chuo-ku), Tomoaki Ito (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Application Number: 29/462,687
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