Automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the automobile tire, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the automobile tire, the top plan view and the bottom plan view appearing the same as the front view;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 4 is a right-side view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front view, showing the portion of X--X' in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 7 is a sectional view, taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 6.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
5198047 March 30, 1993 Graas et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
3148310 June 1991 JPX
Other references
  • 1991 Tread Design Guide, p. 26, Dunlop SP Sport D40 M2 (V & Z Rated) Tire, second row down from top, center of page, & Dunlop Qualifier M & S Radial Snow (T Rated) Tire, bottom center of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D348863
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 15, 1992
Date of Patent: Jul 19, 1994
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Hiroyuki Narabayashi (Hiratsuka), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo), Kohtaroh Iwabuchi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram
Application Number: 7/948,711
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147