Automobile tire

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a sectional view thereof, taken on line 6—6 and in the direction of arrows of FIG. 5.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D472513
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 2002
Date of Patent: Apr 1, 2003
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Ichirou Akiyama (Kanaga-ken), Hirohisa Hazama (Kanagawa-ken), Masaki Noro (Kanagawa-ken), Shinji Seimiya (Kanagawa-ken), Hiroshi Hata (Kanagawa-ken)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
Application Number: 29/156,834
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Notchless (D12/550)
International Classification: 1215;