Automobile tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automobile tire tread showing the 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
D87418 July 1932 Smith
4057089 November 8, 1977 Johannsen
D370880 June 18, 1996 Graas
D400140 October 27, 1998 Graas
D450033 November 6, 2001 Graas et al.
6450223 September 17, 2002 Landers et al.
D471152 March 4, 2003 Graas et al.
D491130 June 8, 2004 Welbes
D491886 June 22, 2004 Welbes
Foreign Patent Documents
1024058 October 1998 JP
1071480 May 2000 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: D509786
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 2003
Date of Patent: Sep 20, 2005
Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Osaka)
Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsumoto (Osaka), Asuka Nakamura (Osaka)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Jordan and Hamburg LLP
Application Number: 29/195,951
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