Automobile tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the automobile tire, showing the new design, the top plan view and bottom plan view appearing the same as the front view;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the automobile tire;

FIG. 3 is a right-side view of the automobile tire;

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

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary front view, showing in enlargement the portion of X--X in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a sectional view, taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D305016 December 12, 1989 Hayakawa et al.
D333456 February 23, 1993 Woo
5423364 June 13, 1995 Himuro
Foreign Patent Documents
90404 April 1988 JPX
121506 May 1988 JPX
Other references
  • European Rubber Journal, Jan. 1988, p. 16, Asymmetric Tires, center of page .
Patent History
Patent number: D377159
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 22, 1995
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 1997
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Kenichi Shirai (Hiratsuka), Toshihiko Suzuki (Hiratsuka), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo), Hiroshi Tokizaki (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/35,281
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147