Tire sidewall

- Caterpillar Inc
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a repetitive unit for a tire sidewall of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of a first embodiment of our new design of FIG. 1 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 of FIG. 1 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 in the figures above depict portions of the article that are not part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in the drawings represent unclaimed environmental subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tire sidewall, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D548681
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 19, 2006
Date of Patent: Aug 14, 2007
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc (Peoria, IL)
Inventors: Dan J. Becker (Peoria, IL), Brook Plavec (Peoria, IL), Sunil I. Mathew (Peoria, IL), Ross P. Wietharn (Peoria, IL), Dave McKeever (Hanna City, IL)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Application Number: 29/267,669
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Sidewall Or Shoulder (D12/605)