Automobile tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automobile tire, showing the new design, a top plan view thereof and a bottom plan view thereof appearing the same as the front view;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary front view, showing in enlargement the portion of 5—5 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view, taken along line 6—6 and in the direction of arrows in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the automobile tire.

In the drawings, the evenly broken lines showing a sidewall and inner bead represent unclaimed environmental structure. The dash-dot-dash lines represent the boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for automobile tire, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D366020 January 9, 1996 Himuro et al.
D389791 January 27, 1998 Himuro
D400140 October 27, 1998 Graas
D409956 May 18, 1999 Gerresheim et al.
D416836 November 23, 1999 Himuro
5996661 December 7, 1999 Gerresheim et al.
D432057 October 17, 2000 Himuro
6213180 April 10, 2001 Himuro
D445730 July 31, 2001 Himuro
D451443 December 4, 2001 Graas
D485229 January 13, 2004 Murata
D500009 December 21, 2004 Okubo
D507519 July 19, 2005 Lo
Other references
  • Road King Intimidator SR With Uni-T Tire, 2003 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2003, p. 53. 2/5.
  • Nokian WR All Weather Plus SUV Tire, 2003 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2003, p. 96. 3/1.
  • Yokohama Geolander H/T-S Tire, 2003 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2003, p. 106. 2/4.
Patent History
Patent number: D522962
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 13, 2004
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 2006
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
Inventors: Masahiro Ishida (Kanagawa), Hirohisa Hazama (Kanagawa), Hiroshi Tokizaki (Tokyo), Koutarou Iwabuchi (Tokyo), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
Application Number: 29/211,238
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Notchless (D12/556)