Tire for automobile

Description

FIG. 1 is a front, left perspective view of a tire for automobile showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 2.

The top view and the bottom view are the same as the front view.

The broken lines shown in FIG. 6 illustrate the boundaries of the figure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Shibano; Keizo (Kobe, JP), Itoh; Kuniaki (Kobe, JP)
Assignee:	Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Kobe, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/273,692
Filed:	March 12, 2007

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Sep 13, 2006 [JP]			2006-024522

Current U.S. Class:	D12/577
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500-502,568,569,571,574,575,577-580,592-594,598-600,604,605,900,901 ;D21/563,779 ;152/209.1,209.6,209.11,209.25

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Primary Examiner: Veynar; Caron
Assistant Examiner: Rademaker; Garth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP