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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire showing my/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 a second embodiment of a tire showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread and that the opposite side perspective view is a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment, it being understood that an enlarged fragmentary view thereof would be substantially identical to that shown in FIG. 4, with the exception of the inclusion of the sidewall in solid lines.

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.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D591221
Type: Grant
Filed: May 13, 2008
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 2009
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Sebastien Willy Fontaine (Burden), Pascale de Briey-Terlinden (Attert), Stephane Jose Geelen (Chaudfontaine)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/318,078
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Diagonal Groove (D12/563)