Automobile tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an automobile tire tread showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the top and bottom views being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a right-side view thereof, the left-side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary front view thereof, taken along lines IV-IV and in the direction of arrows in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view thereof, wherein the gray shaded areas indicate characteristic features of the automobile tire tread that extend repetitively around the entire outer surface of the tire and do not represent color or contrast.

The broken lines represent environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D445730 July 31, 2001 Himuro
D507519 July 19, 2005 Lo
D512014 November 29, 2005 Ishida et al.
D522962 June 13, 2006 Ishida et al.
D582840 December 16, 2008 Bombardier et al.
D601944 October 13, 2009 Tomatsu et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
D1185748 September 2003 JP
D1199697 March 2004 JP
D1201392 April 2004 JP
D1201732 April 2004 JP
D1217736 September 2004 JP
D1239647 May 2005 JP
D1239648 May 2005 JP
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Other references
  • Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 18, Row 3, Item 2.
Patent History
Patent number: D653194
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 15, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 31, 2012
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
Inventors: Kohtaro Matsushita (Hiratsuka), Takumi Morito (Tokyo), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo), Yukio Kuroda (Hiratsuka)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: SAIDMAN DesignLaw Group
Application Number: 29/338,595
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/567)