Tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire 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; and,

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

In the drawings the broken lines defining the tire tread, sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form 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: D601952
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 2007
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 2009
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Daniel Christian Shavers (Canton, OH), Brandy Elizabeth Moorhead (Uniontown, OH), Marc Christopher Nowacki (Uniontown, OH), Colleen Anne Nowacki (Uniontown, OH), Joseph Ghana Dancy (North Canton, OH), David Ray Hubbell, Jr. (Hartville, OH)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/288,927
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/604); Straight Sides (D12/523)