Electronic scanner for retrieving stored data from the sidewall of a tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic scanner for retrieving stored data from the sidewall of a tire;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view similar to FIG. 6 wherein one end of the electronic reader device is illustrated in an alternative orientation relative to the other portion of the reader as shown in the preceding figures; and,

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the electronic scanner for retrieving stored data from the sidewall of a tire oriented as shown in FIG. 8.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D319228 August 20, 1991 Mori et al.
D338001 August 3, 1993 Falkner et al.
D343829 February 1, 1994 Okuda et al.
3770040 November 1973 De Cicco
4911217 March 27, 1990 Dunn et al.
5065003 November 12, 1991 Wakatsuki et al.
5218861 June 15, 1993 Brown et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D355903
Type: Grant
Filed: May 3, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 28, 1995
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Richard S. Pollack (Boulder, CO), Gene R. Starkey (Niwot, CO)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: David L. King
Application Number: 0/7,885
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/116