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, a bottom plan view and a rear view thereof appearing the same as the front view;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the automobile tire, a left side view appearing the same as the right side view;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary front view, showing in enlargement the portion of lines 3—3 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4—4 and in the direction of arrows in FIG. 3.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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  • Dayton Rib Radial All Position Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 120, 2/3.*
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Patent History
Patent number: D500287
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 28, 2003
Date of Patent: Dec 28, 2004
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Atsushi Gojo (Kanagawa)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
Application Number: 29/187,044
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Uninterrupted Equatorial Circumferential Rib (D12/586); Tire Tread Including Feature Within Groove (D12/900)
International Classification: 1215;