Automobile tire

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a rear 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 lines 5--5 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view, taken along line 6--6 and in the direction of arrows in FIG. 5; and,

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

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Yamane; Kenji (Kanagawa, JP), Hazama; Hirohisa (Kanagawa, JP), Kuramochi; Izumi (Tokyo, JP), Iwabuchi; Koutarou (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee:	The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/174,331
Filed:	January 16, 2003

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jul 18, 2002 [JP]			2002-019280

Current U.S. Class:	D12/550
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/540,546,547,549,550,551,554,556,559,563,564,565,566,567 ;152/209.1,209.13,209.16,209.18,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D340895	November 1993	Himuro et al.
6213180	April 2001	Himuro
D472514	April 2003	Himuro

Foreign Patent Documents

	M 93 08 585		Apr 1994		DE
	M 94 00 979		Aug 1994		DE

Other References

Cooper Cobra ZHP01 Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 23. 2/4.* . Falken HS-435 Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 31. 1/3.* . Pirelli P Zero Rosso Dir Tire, 2001 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2001, p. 58. 1/5..

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