Automobile tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automobile tire showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlargement of a portion of the front view.

The broken line depictions of tire sidewalls are illustrative of environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D354261 January 10, 1995 Graas
D370880 June 18, 1996 Graas
D379449 May 27, 1997 Graas et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
1024058 October 1998 JP
1071480 May 2000 JP
2003-25501 September 2003 JP
Other references
  • Dunlop SP Sport 9000 DSST Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 26. 4/1.*
  • GT Radial Champiro HPZ55 Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 35. 4/5.*
  • Hankook Ventus HRII H405 Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 37. 3/5.*
  • Sumitomo HTR Z II Tire, 2002 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2002, p. 64. 3/1.
Patent History
Patent number: D504107
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 2003
Date of Patent: Apr 19, 2005
Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Osaka)
Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsumoto (Osaka), Yukari Kanei (Osaka)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Jordan and Hamburg LLP
Application Number: 29/195,952
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