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 showing 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 a fragmentary enlarged front view showing the details of the tread portion thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a section view taken along line 6-6 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: D741250
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 2013
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 2015
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Inventor: Takamitsu Nakamura (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Application Number: 29/468,885
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/565)