Automobile tire

Description

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

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary front view, showing in enlargement the portion 4--4 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a sectional view, taken in the direction of line 5--5 of FIG. 4.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D350927 September 27, 1994 Manestar
5293918 March 15, 1994 Tsuda et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
9206636 May 1993 DEX
Other references
  • Bilt-Mor Maxi-Weather All Season tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 6, third row, far left. Reynolds Turbo-Plus Radial GT tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 53, fourth row, second from left. Dunlop Radial Rover A/P tire, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 84, second row, fourth from left.
Patent History
Patent number: D377329
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 28, 1995
Date of Patent: Jan 14, 1997
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Koya Hamamoto (Hiratsuka), Hiroshi Tokizaki (Tokyo), Izumi Kuramochi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Nikaido, Marmelstein, Murray & Oram LLP
Application Number: 0/40,840
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147