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; the opposite side view 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,

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; it being understood that an enlarged fragmentary view thereof would be identical to that shown in FIG. 4.

In the drawings, the broken lines showing of the sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall in FIGS. 1 through 4 depict environmental subject matter 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: D751973
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 2014
Date of Patent: Mar 22, 2016
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Timothy Michael Rooney (Munroe Falls, OH), James Benedict Kubeck (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Manpreet Matharu
Assistant Examiner: Aula Soroush
Application Number: 29/507,710