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:	Tanaka; Masaya (Osaka, JP)
Assignee:	Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/287,002
Filed:	June 15, 2007

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Feb 27, 2007 [JP]			2007-007934

Current U.S. Class:	D12/566
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500-502,533,558,559,562-567,604,605 ;D21/563,779 ;152/209.1,209.18,209.25,209.27,209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D333455	February 1993	Himuro et al.
D370196	May 1996	Graas et al.
5785780	July 1998	Ochi
D426498	June 2000	Ebiko et al.
D441696	May 2001	Fierro et al.
D451867	December 2001	Clark et al.
D485802	January 2004	Hiro
2006/0016533	January 2006	Ohashi
2006/0118222	June 2006	Ebiko

Foreign Patent Documents

	1056869-1		Apr 2000		JP

Other References

Toyo Observe G02 Plus Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 53, Row 1, Item 5. cited by examiner . Bridgestone Winter Dueler DM-Z2 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 63, Row 1, Item 5. cited by examiner . Toyo Open Country G-02 Plus Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 96, Row 2, Item 3. cited by examiner . Pre-Q Aggressive Drive Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 240, Row 3, Item 1. cited by examiner.

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