Urethane tire

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken in the direction of line 3-3 of FIG. 2.

The dashed broken lines illustrate environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

The drawings include surface shading that represents contour and not surface ornamentation.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Martin; Kevin (Washburn, IL)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Caterpillar Inc. Peoria IL US
Assignee:	Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/510,679
Filed:	December 2, 2014

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/605
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500,501,503,506,544,570,579,580,587,588,599,600,605 ;152/5,17,75,209.1,246,324,326 ;156/113 ;180/54.1

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Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M
Assistant Examiner: Heflin; Darcey E
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC