Automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automobile tire;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof, shown with a portion of the groove area shown in black; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-section view thereof, taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 6 and shown at an enlarged scale.

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

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Kawakami; Kazuki (Osaka, JP), Mizutani; Tamotsu (Osaka, JP), Onoe; Mitsunobu (Osaka, JP)
Assignee:	Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/277,141
Filed:	February 15, 2007

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jan 29, 2007 [JP]			2007-004941

Current U.S. Class:	D12/601
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500-502,533,545,551-556,558,559,563-565,568,580,586-591,593,594,599-601 ;D21/563,779 ;152/209.1,209.16,209.18,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D328268	July 1992	Constant
D386725	November 1997	Matsuda et al.
D398892	September 1998	Williams
D414147	September 1999	Matsuda
D442526	May 2001	Lassan et al.
D458213	June 2002	Guspodin
D462314	September 2002	Regallis et al.
D483322	December 2003	Knowles et al.
D499693	December 2004	Williams
D584680	January 2009	Hutz
D586733	February 2009	Shinohara

Other References

Dean Equus L-Si Tire, 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 16, Row 4, Item 3. cited by examiner . Remington Emerald LX AT Tire, 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 44, Row 4, Item 1. cited by examiner.

Primary Examiner: Veynar; Caron
Assistant Examiner: Rademaker; Garth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP.