Automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a right-side perspective view of the automobile tire showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left-side perspective view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the automobile tire, the top plan view and the bottom view being the same;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the automobile tire;

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

FIG. 6 is a left-side view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary front view, showing the portion of X-X' in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 8 is a sectional view, taken on line 8--8 of FIG. 7.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D303514 September 19, 1989 Collette et al.
D317740 June 25, 1991 Takehara
D332933 February 2, 1993 Tsuda et al.
D339777 September 28, 1993 Tsuda et al.
Other references
  • 1991 Tread Design Guide, p. 13, Bridgestone Potenza RE 93 Tire, bottom center of page. 1991 Tread Design Guide, p. 36, Goodyear Invicta GA Tire, top left side of page. 1991 Tread Design Guide, p. 44, Madison SX 9000 HR+ILRR Tire, second row down from top, center of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D349674
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 14, 1992
Date of Patent: Aug 16, 1994
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Shinzi Seimiya (Hiratsuka), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo), Kohtaroh Iwabuchi (Tokyo), Hisaya Morishita (Hiratsuka)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram
Application Number: 7/913,081
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147