Tread of an automobile tire

- BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread of an automobile tire showing 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 fragmentary enlarged front view showing the details of the tread 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 broken lines in the drawings showing portions of the tire are included to illustrate environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D792328
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 17, 2015
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 2017
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Inventors: Ataka Takei (Tokyo), Shoko Nagamoto (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Kevin Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Kathleen Jones
Application Number: 29/536,431
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/532)