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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire of our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of a first embodiment of our new design where the openings in the sidewall pass entirely through the tire and have indeterminate depth, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of a second embodiment of our new design where the openings in the sidewall do not pass entirely through the tire and have indeterminate depth, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.
The broken lines showing tread features are for illustrative only and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dot-dash lines depict the inner and outer boundaries of the claimed design and form no part thereof.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tire, substantially as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 2005
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 2007
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc (Peoria, IL)
Inventors: Dan J. Becker (Peoria, IL), Sunil I. Mathew (Peoria, IL), Dave McKeever (Hanna City, IL), Brook Plavec (Peoria, IL), Ross P. Wietharn (Peoria, IL)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Kevin C. Earle
Application Number: 29/238,609
