Motorcycle tire

- Dunlop Tire Corporation
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof; and

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of a motorcycle tire showing a second embodiment of our new design which differs from the first embodiment only by the addition of tie bars bridging across the principal transverse branches of the main grooves.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D190985 July 1961 Blankenship et al.
D268490 April 5, 1983 Mills et al.
D288549 March 3, 1987 Mills et al.
D364426 November 21, 1995 Mills et al.
Other references
  • 1985 Tread Design Guide, p. 232, Michelin Hi-Sport Front Street Tire, second row down from top & second tire in from left side of page. 1985 Tread Design Guide, p. 233, Yokohama Y993 Street Tire, second row down from top, left side of page. 1984 Tread Design Guide, p. 237, Dunlop K391F Sport Elite & K391S Sport Elite Tires.
Patent History
Patent number: D302414
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 22, 1986
Date of Patent: Jul 25, 1989
Assignee: Dunlop Tire Corporation (Buffalo, NY)
Inventors: David L. Buck (Williamsville, NY), Edward F. Siegel, Jr. (Kenmore, NY)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher
Application Number: 6/910,182
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147