Automobile tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the automobile tire, showing our new design, the rear view, top plan view and bottom plan view appearing the same as the front view;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the automobile tire, the left side view appearing the same as the right side view;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary front view, showing the portion of X--X in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a sectional view, taken on line 4--4 in FIG. 3.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D294812 March 22, 1988 Takeuchi
D304558 November 14, 1989 Fukumoto
Other references
  • 1993 Tread Design Guide, p. 166, Yokohama RY123 & 103 Tires, bottom left side of page. 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 124, Co-Op Max Steel Low Profile Radial III Tire, second row down from top & second tire in from right side of page. 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 149, Ohtsu Hi-Steel Radial RI-127 & 117 Tires, third row down from top, center & right side of page respectively.
Patent History
Patent number: D371756
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 1, 1994
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 1996
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Atao Kishi (Hiratsuka), Atsushi Gojoh (Hiratsuka)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram
Application Number: 0/30,109
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/141