Tire for automobile

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof; the other side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a tire tread showing our new design;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the alternate embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the alternate embodiment; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the alternate embodiment.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and the unclaimed sidewall depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves having a depth as best shown in the top and bottom of FIG. 2.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D582841
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 1, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 2008
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Kei Kohara (Osaka), Takeshi Imakita (Osaka), Izumi Saiwaki (Hyogo)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/265,510
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Notchless (D12/556)