Automobile tire

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an automobile tire showing my new design, it being understood that the tread design is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D304199 October 24, 1989 Tansei et al.
D304558 November 14, 1989 Fukumoto
Other references
  • Star Ultra VR, 1994 Tread Design Guide, p. 59, second row, fourth from left. Hankook Tire advertisement, Modern Tire Dealer Magazine, Jan. 1994, p. 37. Centennial Interceptor Touring tire advertisement, Tire Review Magazine, Nov. 1994, p. 52, bottom illustration. "Michelin XT-1 TL-S-SB-RP-HR", Yokohama RY112A TL-S-SB-RP-HR, 1994 Tread Design Guide, a Bennet Garfield Publication, pp. 145, 160.
Patent History
Patent number: D377635
Type: Grant
Filed: May 9, 1995
Date of Patent: Jan 28, 1997
Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (Kobe)
Inventor: Kazuki Numata (Akashi)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Cushman Darby & Cushman IP Group of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
Application Number: 0/38,606
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147; D12/141