Bicycle tire tread

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bicycle tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread as shown schematically in solid lines, and the opposite side is substantially the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view showing the tread pattern in greater detail;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation view thereof; and

FIG. 4 is a transverse section view taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 3 illustrating the profile of the tread.

The broken line illustration of the tire carcass is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D170691 October 1953 Hawkinson
D231977 July 1974 Lamb
D238767 February 1976 Dartois
D250405 November 28, 1978 Nyblom
D250524 December 12, 1978 Nyblom
D254367 March 4, 1980 Kamiya
D254665 April 8, 1980 Sato et al.
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D272730 February 21, 1984 Osawa et al.
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Other references
  • American Bicyclist & Motorcyclist, 4/83, inside front cover, Carlisle Bicycle Tire.
Patent History
Patent number: D285296
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 20, 1984
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 1986
Assignee: Mistuboshi Belting Ltd. (Kobe)
Inventors: Susumu Kazusa (Kagawa), Harunori Okamoto (Kagawa), Eiji Fukuchi (Kagawa)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Wood, Dalton, Phillips, Mason, & Rowe
Application Number: 6/591,431
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/136