Automobile tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automobile tire, showing the new design, a top plan view and a bottom plan view thereof appearing the same as the front view;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary front view of the automobile tire, showing portion 55 of FIG. 1 at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 66 of FIG. 5, also shown at an enlarged scale; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the automobile tire.

In the drawings, the even broken lines represent environmental structure only; the dash-dot-dash lines represent the boundary between the claimed design and tire sidewall. All broken lines represent subject matter that forms no part of the claim.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D95916 June 1935 Maynard
D420312 February 8, 2000 Hara
D453495 February 12, 2002 Fujishiro et al.
D472201 March 25, 2003 Heinen
D528066 September 12, 2006 Shibamoto
D567746 April 29, 2008 Mitchell et al.
Other references
  • Yokohama Advan A048 Tire, 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 58, Row 3, Item 3.
  • Pirelli Diablo Corsa (Rear) Tire, 2006 Tread Design Guide, p. 221, Row 3, Item 4.
  • Pirelli Diablo Strada (Rear) Tire, 2006 Tread Design Guide, p. 223, Row 3, Item 2.
Patent History
Patent number: D593935
Type: Grant
Filed: May 2, 2007
Date of Patent: Jun 9, 2009
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Masakazu Niwa (Kanagawa-ken), Kenichirou Endou (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/286,356
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Diagonal Groove (D12/563)