Shoulder portion of an automobile tire

- BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shoulder portion of an automobile tire according to our 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 left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged front view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 7 is a section view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 8 is a section view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6.

The dash-dash broken lines are intended to show portions of the tire that are not being claimed and thus form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines represent boundaries of the claim.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D744416
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 2012
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 2015
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Inventors: Hiroaki Ono (Chuo-ku), Shun Ogane (Chuo-ku), Yuki Kawakami (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Application Number: 29/439,995
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Sidewall Or Shoulder (D12/605)