Tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof, for which the bottom plan view is a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the intersection of areas 7--7 in FIG. 1 and 7'--7' in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 7'--7' in FIG. 4 and line 9--9 in FIG. 8.

The broken lines in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The dot dash broken lines defining the edge of the shoulder of the tire tread are understood to represent the boundary of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Osaka; Kazuko (Osaka, JP)
Assignee:	Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/334,691
Filed:	March 31, 2009

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Feb 9, 2009 [JP]			2009-002606

Current U.S. Class:	D12/579; D12/596
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/512,544,579,568,586-603,900-901 ;152/209.1-2,209.8-209.18,209.25-209.28

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Primary Examiner: Cadmus; Stacia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.