Automobile tire

Description

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

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

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

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

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary front view, showing in enlargement the portion of 5--5 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view, taken on line 6--6 in FIG. 5.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Endo; Kenichiro (Tokyo, JP), Masatomo; Takeshi (Tokyo, JP), Saeki; Mitsutoshi (Hiratsuka, JP), Kuroda; Yukio (Hiratsuka, JP), Ebiko; Masahiro (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee:	The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/159,159
Filed:	April 17, 2002

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Oct 23, 2001 [JP]			2001-030949

Current U.S. Class:	D12/551
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/544,545,547,549,550,551,552,553,555,556,558,559,560,564,566,580,585,586 ;152/209.1,209.9,209.11,209.12,209.13,209.26,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D397650	September 1998	Himuro
D427951	July 2000	Takei et al.
D427953	July 2000	Murata
D454832	March 2002	Heinen
D457856	May 2002	Ochi

Other References

Bridgestone Dueler H/P Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 19. 4/2.* . Gislaved Euro Frost Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 35. 2/2.* . Nitto NT-450 Extreme Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 55. 1/5.* . Toyo Proxes Z1 Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 69. 4/3..

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC