Automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile tire showing our new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, the opposite side being substantially a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5--5 in FIG. 4.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D284178 June 10, 1986 Kawabata et al.
D287349 December 23, 1986 Yonekura et al.
D296544 July 5, 1988 Matsushita et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
90703 July 1981 JPX
18707 January 1989 JPX
Other references
  • Tire Review, May 1988, p. 44, SP Sport D40M2 Tire, bottom left side of page. 1988 Tread Design Guide, p. 42, Hankook R827 Tire, third row down from top, second tire in from right side of page, (copy in examiner's office).
Patent History
Patent number: D326073
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 1989
Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Toshio Hayakawa (Tokyo), Yasuo Himuro (Tokyo), Teruyuki Tominaga (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas
Application Number: 7/425,885
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147